CVE-2015-0224

qpidd in Apache Qpid 0.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted protocol sequence set. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0203.

Published: 2017-10-30 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0224 is rated Moderate Risk (62.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.01%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0224

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 2026-02-14 57.42% 56.01% -1.41%
2 2025-06-03 56.01% 57.42% +1.41%
3 2025-03-30 56.01%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0224

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-2015-0224

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0224

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0224
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-0224 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (qpid-cpp), 13 status rows across 13 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 7, DNE 4, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0224

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0224

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache qpid <= 0.30 cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0224

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178606.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201501.mbox/%3C54C60497.5060504%40apache.org%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130105/Apache-Qpid-0.30-Crash.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0660.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0661.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0662.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0707.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534545/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72317 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031872 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1500
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0708 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186302 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-6310 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
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