CVE-2014-3576

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The processControlCommand function in broker/TransportConnection.java in Apache ActiveMQ before 5.11.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a shutdown command.

Affected products

Apache ActiveMQ: through 5.10.0
Oracle Corporation BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher): 12.2.1.0.0
Oracle Corporation Oracle Enterprise Manager for Fusion Middleware: 8.1, 9.0, 11.1.1.7.4, 12.1.3.0.0

References

http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/About-CVE-2014-3576-tp4699628.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134274/Apache-ActiveMQ-5.10.1-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3330
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536862/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76272
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033898
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/00921f2
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/About-CVE-2014-3576-tp4699628.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134274/Apache-ActiveMQ-5.10.1-Denial-Of-Service.html

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