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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:amq_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Jun 2026, 13:03

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:apache:artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apache artemis

21 Nov 2024, 06:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4040 - Vendor Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4040 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028254 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028254 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/pull/3871/commits - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/pull/3871/commits - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARTEMIS-3593 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARTEMIS-3593 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-08-24 16:15

Updated : 2026-06-15 13:03


NVD link : CVE-2021-4040

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-4040


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Products Affected

redhat

  • amq_broker

apache

  • artemis
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write