Apache ActiveMQ: Unchecked buffer length can cause excessive memory allocation
Summary
Apache ActiveMQ: Unchecked buffer length can cause excessive memory allocation
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ.
During unmarshalling of OpenWire commands the size value of buffers was not properly validated which could lead to excessive memory allocation and be exploited to cause a denial of service (DoS) by depleting process memory, thereby affecting applications and services that rely on the availability of the ActiveMQ broker when not using mutual TLS connections.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.1.6, from 5.18.0 before 5.18.7, from 5.17.0 before 5.17.7, before 5.16.8. ActiveMQ 5.19.0 is not affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.6+, 5.19.0+, 5.18.7+, 5.17.7, or 5.16.8 or which fixes the issue.
Existing users may implement mutual TLS to mitigate the risk on affected brokers.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-27533 activemq Fixed in: 5.16.1-1+deb11u2
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-27533 activemq
References
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory lists.apache.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web nvd.nist.gov