CVE-2017-15701

Apache Qpid Broker-J vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via uncontrolled resource consumption

7.5 HighFix available

CVE-2017-15701 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Qpid Broker-j, published December 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.39%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker 6.1.5.

In Apache Qpid Broker-J versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 (inclusive) the broker does not properly enforce a maximum frame size in AMQP 1.0 frames. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to cause the broker to exhaust all available memory and eventually terminate. Older AMQP protocols are not affected.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.39%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-15701
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15701
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0504 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-0504
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r7g-7cpj-5jr7 7.5

Apache Qpid Broker-J vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via uncontrolled resource consumption

Record: GHSA-4r7g-7cpj-5jr7
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-15701
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-4r7g-7cpj-5jr7 7.5