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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-4040

A flaw was found in AMQ Broker. This issue can cause a partial interruption to the availability of AMQ Broker via an Out of memory (OOM) condition. This flaw allows an attacker to partially disrupt availability to the broker through a sustained attack of maliciously crafted messages. The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:54 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-4040

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Aug 2022, 16:15 UTC

A flaw was found in AMQ Broker. This issue can cause a partial interruption to the availability of AMQ Broker via an Out of memory (OOM) condition. This flaw allows an attacker to partially disrupt availability to the broker through a sustained attack of maliciously crafted messages. The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.

osv:CVE-2021-4040
Complete source record
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