CVE-2019-11287: RabbitMQ Web Management Plugin DoS via heap overflow
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-11287 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in broadcom rabbitmq_server. EPSS estimates a 4.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 4.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 22-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST4.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.40% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundDisclosures
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringThe product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- rabbitmq-server< 3.8.3-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Pivotal2 products
- rabbitmq≥ 3.7, < v3.7.21 | ≥ 3.8, < v3.8.1
- rabbitmq for pivotal platform≥ 1.16, < 1.16.7 | ≥ 1.17, < 1.17.4
Broadcom1 product
- rabbitmq_server≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL30 | 31
Pivotal_software1 product
- rabbitmq≥ 1.16.0, < 1.16.7 | ≥ 1.17.0, < 1.17.4 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.21
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
- rabbitmq-server< 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm1 | < 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.5
7 vendors · 9 products
References
10 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory