Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The "X-Reason" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing.
Published 2019-11-23 00:15:11
Updated 2022-05-15 14:14:10
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2019-11287

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11287

45.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-11287

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST
4.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.9
3.6
Pivotal Software, Inc.
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2019-11287

  • The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
    Assigned by: security@pivotal.io (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-11287

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