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CVE-2016-4974

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4974 describes a critical deserialization vulnerability in Apache Qpid AMQP 0-x JMS client before 6.0.4 and JMS (AMQP 1.0) before 0.10.0. This flaw allows remote authenticated users, with message sending permissions, to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted serialized object within a JMS ObjectMessage. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:amqp_0-x_jms_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jms_client_amqp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0619 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.qpid:qpid-jms-clientFixed in: 0.10.0
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: qpid-java
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3Fixed in: qpid-java

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-f38p-mq64-h784high

Improper Input Validation in Apache Qpid AMQP 0-x JMS

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2016-4974Moderate

qpid-java: Deserialization of untrusted input while using JMS ObjectMessage

Jul 2, 2016

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/137749/Apache-Qpid-Untrusted-Input-Deserialization.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
qpid.apache.org / components/jms/security-0-x.html
Vendor Advisory
qpid.apache.org / components/jms/security.html
Vendor Advisory
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/QPIDJMS-188
Issue Tracking
securityfocus.com / archive/1/538813/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/91537
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036239
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry