CVE-2019-0222

In Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.15.8, unmarshalling corrupt MQTT frame can lead to broker Out of Memory exception making it unresponsive.

Published: 2019-03-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-0222 is rated High Risk (66.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.36%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.44% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0222

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 2026-06-15 8.92% 12.36% +3.44%
2 2026-05-13 10.28% 8.92% -1.37%
3 2026-01-11 — 10.28% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/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-2019-0222

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-0222

GHSA-jpv3-g4cc-6vfx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in org.apache.activemq:activemq-client

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-0222

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2019-0222 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (activemq, mqtt-client), 9 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 9. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-0222
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0222
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-0222 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (activemq, mqtt-client), 30 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 13, needed 6, needs-triage 4, released 3, DNE 2, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-0222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache activemq >= 5.0.0, <= 5.15.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_web_services — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 12.1.0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:12.1.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.2.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.3.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_repository 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_repository:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle goldengate_stream_analytics < 19.1.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_stream_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle identity_manager_connector 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:identity_manager_connector:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0222

URL Tags
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-0222-announcement.txt Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/27/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107622 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71640324661c1b6d0b6708bd4fb20170e1b979370a4b8cddc4f8d485%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7da9636557118178b1690ba0af49c8a7b7b97d925218b5774622f488%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1e334bd71d6e68462c62c726fe6db565c7a6283302f9c1feed087fa%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4672802b0e5ed67c08c9e77057d52138e062f77cc09581b723cf95a%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0006/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html Third Party Advisory
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