CVE-2016-3094
PlainSaslServer.java in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3, when the broker is configured to allow plaintext passwords, allows remote attackers…
- 5.9MediumCVSS base score
- 7.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
PlainSaslServer.java in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3, when the broker is configured to allow plaintext passwords, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker termination) via a crafted authentication attempt, which triggers an uncaught exception.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.qpid:qpid-brokerGHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm (opens in a new tab)
References
7
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-7271 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1744403 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1035982 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137215/Apache-Qpid-Java-Broker-6.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-java-6.0.3/release-notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20160527 [CVE-2016-3094] Apache Qpid Java Broker denial of service vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [qpid-users] 20160527 [CVE-2016-3094] Apache Qpid Java Broker denial of service vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-0632 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhm (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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