CVE-2019-0222
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.15.8, unmarshalling corrupt MQTT frame can lead to broker Out of Memory exception making it unresponsive.
02 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.
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
- 12.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
- 2019-03-28 21:16Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 17:44Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-11-14
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1bdce254883b0aac95ca5cda06cc93b3f108194be8e118c9459f47123df7a7e6
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.apache.org[activemq-commits] 20190327 [CONF] Apache ActiveMQ > Security Advisorieshttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[activemq-users] 20190327 CVE-2019-0222 - Apache ActiveMQ: Corrupt MQTT frame can cause broker shutdownhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7da9636557118178b1690ba0af49c8a7b7b97d925218b5774622f488%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[activemq-commits] 20190327 svn commit: r1042603 - /websites/production/activemq/content/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-0222-announcement.txthttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1e334bd71d6e68462c62c726fe6db565c7a6283302f9c1feed087fa%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[activemq-dev] 20190327 CVE-2019-0222 - Apache ActiveMQ: Corrupt MQTT frame can cause broker shutdownhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71640324661c1b6d0b6708bd4fb20170e1b979370a4b8cddc4f8d485%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20190327 [ANNOUNCE] CVE-2019-0222 - Apache ActiveMQ: Corrupt MQTT frame can cause broker shutdownhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/27/2
- lists.apache.org[activemq-dev] 20190327 Re: Websitehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- 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
- lists.apache.org[activemq-dev] 20190328 Re: Websitehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- www.securityfocus.com107622http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107622
- lists.apache.org[activemq-commits] 20200514 [activemq-website] branch master updated: Publish CVE-2020-1941 security advisoryhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- activemq.apache.orghttp://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-0222-announcement.txt
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0006/
- lists.apache.org[activemq-commits] 20200910 [activemq-website] branch master updated: Publish CVE-2020-11998https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4672802b0e5ed67c08c9e77057d52138e062f77cc09581b723cf95a%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[activemq-commits] 20210208 [activemq-website] branch master updated: Publish CVE-2020-13947https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210305 [SECURITY] [DLA 2582-1] mqtt-client security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00004.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210305 [SECURITY] [DLA 2583-1] activemq security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- activemq Fixed in 5.15.9-1
- mqtt-client Fixed in 1.16-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- activemq Fixed in 5.15.9-1
- mqtt-client Fixed in 1.16-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mqtt-client Fixed in 1.16-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- mqtt-client Fixed in 1.14-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- activemq No fix yet
- mqtt-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- activemq No fix yet
- mqtt-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- activemq No fix yet
- mqtt-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- activemq No fix yet
- mqtt-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- activemq No fix yet
- mqtt-client Fixed in 1.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- activemq No fix yet
- mqtt-client Fixed in 1.14-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- activemq No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- activemq No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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