FKIE_CVE-2012-6551

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-04-21 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:48
Severity
Summary
The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker resource consumption) via HTTP requests.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
cve@mitre.orghttps://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache activemq *
apache activemq 4.0
apache activemq 4.0
apache activemq 4.0
apache activemq 4.0.1
apache activemq 4.0.2
apache activemq 4.1.0
apache activemq 4.1.1
apache activemq 5.0.0
apache activemq 5.1.0
apache activemq 5.2.0
apache activemq 5.3.0
apache activemq 5.3.1
apache activemq 5.3.2
apache activemq 5.4.0
apache activemq 5.4.1
apache activemq 5.4.2
apache activemq 5.5.0
apache activemq 5.5.1
apache activemq 5.6.0
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      "value": "La configuraci\u00f3n por defecto de Apache ActiveMQ anterior a v5.8.0 permite una aplicaci\u00f3n Web de ejemplo, la cual permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de recursos) a trav\u00e9s de peticiones HTTP."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:48:21.347",
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