Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-2141
It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message spoofing, or further possible attacks.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:4.70%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | jgroups | all |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 5.2, 6.4, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
4.698%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-01-29T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-06-30T00:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-06-23 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T23:17:50 |
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