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CVE-2009-5006

The SessionAdapter::ExchangeHandlerImpl::checkAlternate function in broker/SessionAdapter.cpp in the C++ Broker component in Apache Qpid before 0.6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG before 1.3 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, daemon crash, and cluster outage) by attempting to modify the alternate of an exchange.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-5006 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apache, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-10-18T17:00:02.610

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	qpid	≤ 0.5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	≤ 1.2.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.0.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.0.3	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.1.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.1.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	1.2	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/41710 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41812 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?revision=811188&view=revision Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2684 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642377 ([email protected])
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-2080 Patch ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0773.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0774.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41710 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41812 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?revision=811188&view=revision Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2684 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642377 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-2080 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0773.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0774.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.