CVE-2019-0222 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in org.apache.activemq:activemq-client

What is CVE-2019-0222?

CVE-2019-0222 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Activemq, published on 28 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.15.8, unmarshalling corrupt MQTT frame can lead to broker Out of Memory exception making it unresponsive.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0222?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.activemq:activemq-client. It affects 8 products.

Products include Apache Activemq, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services, Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router, Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, Oracle Enterprise Repository and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0222?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-client to 5.15.9 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-2019-0222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Activemq

• CVE-2023-46604 Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-3088 Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• 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

All Apache Activemq vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-0222, DLA-2582-1, GHSA-jpv3-g4cc-6vfx, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0222, USN-6685-1.