RabbitMQ: JSONReader in the default JSON-RPC mapper never terminates on truncated input, causing DoS (rabbitmq rabbitmq-java-client)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.37.0, com.rabbitmq.tools.json.JSONReader.read() fails to terminate when input ends inside a quoted string or a line comment because its string and whitespace scanners do not stop at CharacterIterator.DONE. The default DefaultJsonRpcMapper passes JSON-RPC message bodies to this parser for JsonRpcServer and client replies. A truncated string causes the parser to append replacement end markers until heap exhaustion, while a line comment without a terminating newline can keep a thread consuming CPU indefinitely, resulting in denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 5.37.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-cqgh-8p3p-mx4m
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2100
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/25fad817291feff3195c32620117d295598f8b41
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.37.0
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-cqgh-8p3p-mx4m — RabbitMQ: JSONReader in the default JSON-RPC mapper never terminates on truncated input, causing DoS
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-93773
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-106121
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq_java_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.37.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| rabbitmq · rabbitmq-java-client | affected < 5.36.1 |
| com.rabbitmq · amqp-client | affected < 5.36.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |