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CVE-2016-4978 Detail

Description

The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker, and (3) Artemis REST component in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis before 1.4.0 might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to the Artemis broker to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging gadget classes being present on the Artemis classpath.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/201609.mbox/%3CCAH6wpnqzeNtpykT7emtDU1-GV7AvjFP5-YroWcCC4UZyQEFvtA%40mail.gmail.com%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93142 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1837 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1447 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1448 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1451 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7260bd0955c12aac5bd892039d3356ba3aa0ff4caaf2aa4fd4fe84a2%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d4ffbc6a43a915324a394b2913ceb7d07bc352f2d08caa19df0aff02%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Kaiser-Pwning-Your-Java-Messaging-With-Deserialization-Vulnerabilities.pdf CVE, Inc., Red Hat Technical Description  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4978
NVD Published Date:
09/27/2016
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.