# CVE-2010-3083: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Apache Qpid by connecting to the SSL port without completing the handshake when SSL is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2q9q-jq38-3ccj

## What is CVE-2010-3083?

CVE-2010-3083 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Mrg, published on 12 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

sys/ssl/SslSocket.cpp in qpidd in Apache Qpid, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG before 1.2.2 and other products, when SSL is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by connecting to the SSL port but not participating in an SSL handshake.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3083?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apache Qpid, Redhat Enterprise Mrg.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3083?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3083 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Mrg

- [CVE-2015-0224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0224/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-3620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3620/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0223/): Security feature bypass in Apache Qpid Proton (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2012-4446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4446/): Improper Authentication in Apache Qpid (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0203/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3083 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3083 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Mrg, published on 12 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Mrg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3083/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3083/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3083
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3083
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3083

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