CVE-2009-5006 Null dereference in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the Apache Qpid broker daemon by modifying an exchange alternate, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-5006?
CVE-2009-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Mrg, published on 18 Oct 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SessionAdapter::ExchangeHandlerImpl::checkAlternate function in broker/SessionAdapter.cpp in the C++ Broker component in Apache Qpid before 0.6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG before 1.3 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, daemon crash, and cluster outage) by attempting to modify the alternate of an exchange.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5006?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apache Qpid, Redhat Enterprise Mrg.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5006?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-5006 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5006 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Mrg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wmw-6vpm-257g.