CVE-2014-3576

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.

Published: 2015-08-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3576 is rated Moderate Risk (63.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.79%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3576

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 13.07% 12.79% -0.28%
2 2026-06-15 40.73% 13.07% -27.66%
3 2026-05-04 — 40.73% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3576

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3576

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-3576

GHSA-3wfj-vh84-732p · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in Apache ActiveMQ

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3576

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-3576 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (activemq), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3576
ubuntu high CVE-2014-3576 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (activemq), 9 status rows across 9 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 4, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3576

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3576

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache activemq <= 5.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence_publisher 12.2.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence_publisher:12.2.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle fusion_middleware 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:fusion_middleware:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle fusion_middleware 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:fusion_middleware:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle fusion_middleware 11.1.1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:fusion_middleware:11.1.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle fusion_middleware 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:fusion_middleware:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3576

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