CVE-2015-5254
Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message
02 Description
Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 38.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-01-08 19:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 06:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-07-01
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cf9f3c7afd4906d24464c220d60d52f8f52217bb4334ef5df747a539a63a39dc
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-3524http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3524
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2035http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-7ca4368b0chttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174537.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151208 [ANNOUNCE] CVE-2015-5254 - Unsafe deserialization in ActiveMQhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/6
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:0489http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0489.html
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-eefc5a6762http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174371.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2036http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- issues.apache.orghttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6013
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- activemq.apache.orghttp://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5254-announcement.txt
- lists.apache.org[activemq-commits] 20190327 svn commit: r1042639 - in /websites/production/activemq/content/activemq-website: ./ projects/artemis/download/ projects/classic/download/ projects/cms/download/ security-advisories.data/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- activemq Fixed in 5.13.2+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- activemq Fixed in 5.13.2+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- activemq Fixed in 5.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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