CVE-2014-3576 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in Apache ActiveMQ

What is CVE-2014-3576?

CVE-2014-3576 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Activemq, published on 14 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The processControlCommand function in broker/TransportConnection.java in Apache ActiveMQ before 5.11.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a shutdown command.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3576?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.activemq:activemq-client. It affects 3 products.

Products include Apache Activemq, Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher, Oracle Fusion Middleware.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3576?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-client to 5.11.0 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2014-3576 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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• CVE-2026-34197 Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2020-11998 Remote code execution in Apache ActiveMQ Critical 9.8
• CVE-2013-7285 Command Injection in Xstream Critical 9.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3576, DSA-3330-1, GHSA-3wfj-vh84-732p, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3576.