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CVE-2026-61547

rabbitmq-c: Heap Buffer Overflow in amqp_send_frame() When Serializing Oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY

9.8 CriticalFix available

rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to version 0.17.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in rabbitmq-c when the public amqp_send_frame() API is used to serialize an oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. The issue occurs because amqp_frame_to_bytes() copies frame.payload.body_fragment.len bytes into the connection outbound buffer without validating that the body fragment fits within the allocated frame buffer. An application that passes an oversized body frame to amqp_send_frame() can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write, resulting in process crash and memory corruption. This issue has been patched in version 0.17.0.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Unchanged since Nov 11, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used9.8

rabbitmq-c: Heap Buffer Overflow in amqp_send_frame() When Serializing Oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY

rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to version 0.17.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in rabbitmq-c when the public amqp_send_frame() API is used to serialize an oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. The issue occurs because amqp_frame_to_bytes() copies frame.payload.body_fragment.len bytes into the connection outbound buffer without validating that the body fragment fits within the allocated frame buffer. An application that passes an oversized body frame to amqp_send_frame() can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write, resulting in process crash and memory corruption. This issue has been patched in version 0.17.0.

Record
CVE-2026-61547
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-1212819.8

rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to version 0.17.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in rabbitmq-c when the public amqp_send_frame() API is used to serialize an oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. The issue occurs because amqp_frame_to_bytes() copies frame.payload.body_fragment.len bytes into the connection outbound buffer without validating that the body fragment fits within the allocated frame buffer. An application that passes an oversized body frame to amqp_send_frame() can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write, resulting in process crash and memory corruption. This issue has been patched in version 0.17.0.

Record
EUVD-2026-121281
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-10
NVD9.8

rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to version 0.17.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in rabbitmq-c when the public amqp_send_frame() API is used to serialize an oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. The issue occurs because amqp_frame_to_bytes() copies frame.payload.body_fragment.len bytes into the connection outbound buffer without validating that the body fragment fits within the allocated frame buffer. An application that passes an oversized body frame to amqp_send_frame() can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write, resulting in process crash and memory corruption. This issue has been patched in version 0.17.0.

Record
CVE-2026-61547
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-10
OSV9.8

rabbitmq-c: Heap Buffer Overflow in amqp_send_frame() When Serializing Oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY

rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to version 0.17.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in rabbitmq-c when the public amqp_send_frame() API is used to serialize an oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. The issue occurs because amqp_frame_to_bytes() copies frame.payload.body_fragment.len bytes into the connection outbound buffer without validating that the body fragment fits within the allocated frame buffer. An application that passes an oversized body frame to amqp_send_frame() can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write, resulting in process crash and memory corruption. This issue has been patched in version 0.17.0.

Record
CVE-2026-61547
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-12
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-615479.8

rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to version 0.17.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in rabbitmq-c when the public amqp_send_frame() API is used to serialize an oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. The issue occurs because amqp_frame_to_bytes() copies frame.payload.body_fragment.len bytes into the connection outbound buffer without validating that the body fragment fits within the allocated frame buffer. An application that passes an oversized body frame to amqp_send_frame() can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write, resulting in process crash and memory corruption. This issue has been patched in version 0.17.0.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61547
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-11
OSVOESA-2026-33087.4

librabbitmq security update

This is a C-language AMQP client library for use with AMQP servers speaking protocol versions 0-9-1.

Security Fix(es):

CVE-2026-59986 is a security vulnerability affecting the librabbitmq library. Specific details of the vulnerability have not been disclosed. librabbitmq is the C client library for RabbitMQ messaging middleware.(CVE-2026-59986)

CVE-2026-61547 is a security vulnerability in librabbitmq (RabbitMQ C client library). Details of the vulnerability have not been disclosed yet, and all versions are affected.(CVE-2026-61547)

Record
OESA-2026-3308
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-615479.8

[Unknown description]

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61547
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-12
OSVMGASA-2026-0397No score

Updated librabbitmq packages fix security vulnerabilities

amqp_decode_bytes size_t integer overflow bypasses bounds check on 32-bit (OOB read). (CVE-2026-59986) Heap Buffer Overflow in amqp_send_frame() When Serializing Oversized AMQP_FRAME_BODY. (CVE-2026-61547)

Record
MGASA-2026-0397
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8724-1No score

librabbitmq vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the rabbitmq-c command-line tools only accepted credentials on the command line, making them visible to other local users through the process list. An attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive credentials. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-35789)

It was discovered that rabbitmq-c did not correctly compute AMQP frame lengths, leading to a size_t underflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause rabbitmq-c to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-44235)

It was discovered that rabbitmq-c did not properly validate the frame size during the AMQP login handshake. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service or possibly the execution of arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-44236)

It was discovered that rabbitmq-c did not correctly validate the length of decoded bytes fields, leading to an integer overflow in a bounds check on 32-bit systems. A remote attacker controlling a broker, or able to intercept an unencrypted connection, could possibly use this to cause an out-of-bounds read, resulting in a denial of service or the exposure of sensitive information. (CVE-2026-59986)

It was discovered that rabbitmq-c did not validate the body fragment length when serialising an AMQP body frame with the amqp_send_frame() API. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service (application crash) or possibly the execution of arbitrary code. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-61547)

Record
USN-8724-1
Updated
2026-11-12

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
librabbitmq
Debian:12
before 0.11.0-1+deb12u3, plus listed versions
0.11.0-10.11.0-1+deb12u10.11.0-1+deb12u2
0.11.0-1+deb12u3
librabbitmq
Debian:13
before 0.15.0-1+deb13u2, plus listed versions
0.15.0-10.15.0-1+deb13u1
0.15.0-1+deb13u2
librabbitmq
Debian:14
before 0.17.0-1, plus listed versions
0.15.0-10.16.0-1
0.17.0-1
librabbitmq
Mageia:10
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.15.0-2.2.mga10
0.15.0-2.2.mga10
librabbitmq
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.11.0-1.2.mga9
0.11.0-1.2.mga9
librabbitmq
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.9.0-9.oe2003sp4
0.9.0-9.oe2003sp4
librabbitmq
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.9.0-11.oe2203sp4
0.9.0-11.oe2203sp4
librabbitmq
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.0-4.oe2403sp1
0.13.0-4.oe2403sp1
librabbitmq
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.0-4.oe2403sp3
0.13.0-4.oe2403sp3
librabbitmq
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.0-4.oe2403sp4
0.13.0-4.oe2403sp4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions
0.5.2-20.7.1-10.7.1-1ubuntu0.10.7.1-1ubuntu0.2
0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1, plus listed versions
0.8.0-10.8.0-1build10.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.10.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.0-0.20.9.0-0.2ubuntu10.10.0-1
0.10.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu2.2, plus listed versions
0.10.0-10.10.0-1build10.10.0-1ubuntu10.10.0-1ubuntu20.10.0-1ubuntu2.1
0.10.0-1ubuntu2.2
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
before 0.11.0-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
0.11.0-10.11.0-1build10.11.0-1build20.11.0-1ubuntu0.1
0.11.0-1ubuntu0.2
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
before 0.15.0-1ubuntu0.26.04.2, plus listed versions
0.15.0-1build10.15.0-1build20.15.0-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
0.15.0-1ubuntu0.26.04.2
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
0.3.0-10.4.1-10.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
0.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions
0.5.2-20.7.1-10.7.1-1ubuntu0.10.7.1-1ubuntu0.2
0.7.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1, plus listed versions
0.8.0-10.8.0-1build10.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.10.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
0.8.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.0-0.20.9.0-0.2ubuntu10.10.0-1
0.10.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu2.2, plus listed versions
0.10.0-10.10.0-1build10.10.0-1ubuntu10.10.0-1ubuntu20.10.0-1ubuntu2.1
0.10.0-1ubuntu2.2
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.11.0-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
0.11.0-10.11.0-1build10.11.0-1build20.11.0-1ubuntu0.1
0.11.0-1ubuntu0.2
librabbitmq
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.15.0-1ubuntu0.26.04.2, plus listed versions
0.15.0-1build10.15.0-1build20.15.0-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
0.15.0-1ubuntu0.26.04.2

History

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In short

CVE-2026-61547 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Alanxz Rabbitmq-c, published July 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in librabbitmq 0.11.0-1+deb12u3.

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