CVE-2016-3094 (GCVE-0-2016-3094)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:40
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-05-27 00:00
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