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CVE-2019-11287

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The "X-Reason" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing.

CWE-400Resource ExhaustionCWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available
rabbitmq-serverDebian
Fixed in:3.8.3-1CVE-2019-11287
Fixed in:3.8.3-1CVE-2019-11287
Fixed in:3.8.3-1CVE-2019-11287
Fixed in:3.8.3-1CVE-2019-11287
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu
Fixed in:3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm1USN-5004-1
Fixed in:3.6.10-1ubuntu0.5USN-5004-1
Fixed in:3.8.2-0ubuntu1.3USN-5004-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-11287?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2019-11287 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-11287 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-11287?

CVE-2019-11287 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-11287 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for rabbitmq-server (Debian), rabbitmq-server (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-02.