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CVE-2016-3094

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3094 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Qpid Java before version 6.0.3. When the broker is configured for plaintext passwords, a remote attacker can trigger an uncaught exception and terminate the broker via a crafted authentication attempt. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9, indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid_broker-j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0783 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.qpid:qpid-brokerFixed in: 6.0.3
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: qpid-java
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3Fixed in: qpid-java
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: qpid-java

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-jj9h-mwhq-8vhmmedium

Improper Input Validation in org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker

Oct 16, 2018
redhatCVE-2016-3094Moderate

qpid-java: crash in PLAIN SASL handler on malformed SASL response

May 27, 2016

References

mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/qpid-users/201605.mbox/%3C5748641A.2050701%40gmail.com%3E
Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/137215/Apache-Qpid-Java-Broker-6.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
qpid.apache.org / releases/qpid-java-6.0.3/release-notes.html
Release Notes
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/QPID-7271
Vendor Advisory
svn.apache.org / viewvc
Release Notes
securityfocus.com / archive/1/538507/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035982
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry