CVE-2015-8786
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain...
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-8786- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-8786- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8658 No score
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8658- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c22c-f732-2pwg
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain...
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
GHSA-c22c-f732-2pwg- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-8786- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8786
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8786- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2017:0226
Red Hat Security Advisory: rabbitmq-server security update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0226- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0530
Red Hat Security Advisory: rabbitmq-server security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0530- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0531
Red Hat Security Advisory: rabbitmq-server security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0531- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0532
Red Hat Security Advisory: rabbitmq-server security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0532- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0533
Red Hat Security Advisory: rabbitmq-server security update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0533- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8786
The Management plugin in RabbitMQ before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via the (1) lengths_age or (2) lengths_incr parameter.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8786- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rabbitmq-serverDebian:12 |
before 3.6.5-1 | 3.6.5-1 |
rabbitmq-serverDebian:13 |
before 3.6.5-1 | 3.6.5-1 |
rabbitmq-serverDebian:14 |
before 3.6.5-1 | 3.6.5-1 |
rabbitmq-serverRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 |
before 0:3.3.5-30.el7ost | 0:3.3.5-30.el7ost |
rabbitmq-serverRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 |
before 0:3.3.5-31.el7ost | 0:3.3.5-31.el7ost |
rabbitmq-serverRed Hat:openstack:6::el7 |
before 0:3.3.5-31.el7ost | 0:3.3.5-31.el7ost |
rabbitmq-serverRed Hat:openstack:5::el7 |
before 0:3.3.5-31.el7ost | 0:3.3.5-31.el7ost |
rabbitmq-serverRed Hat:openstack:5::el6 |
before 0:3.1.5-7.el6ost | 0:3.1.5-7.el6ost |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.4-13.5.4-33.5.4-3.13.5.7-13.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Show 5 moreShow less3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.23.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.43.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm13.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm23.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8786 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pivotal Software Rabbitmq, published December 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.50%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in rabbitmq-server 3.6.5-1.
References
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/rabbitmq_v3_6_1
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0532.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
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securityfocus.com/bid/91508
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8786
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8786
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0226
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404150
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_0226.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8786
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8786