# CVE-2011-4905: Denial of Service in Apache ActiveMQ

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-4905-denial-of-service-in-apache-activemq  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2011-4905 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

Denial of Service in Apache ActiveMQ

Technologies: [org.apache.activemq:activemq-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-activemq-activemq-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2011-4905 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2011-4905 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2011-4905?** Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.activemq:activemq-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.6.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2011-4905?** Yes. org.apache.activemq:activemq-core (Maven): upgrade to 5.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2011-4905?** Check whether you run org.apache.activemq:activemq-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.activemq:activemq-core (Maven): upgrade to 5.6.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.activemq:activemq-core to 5.6.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.activemq:activemq-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.6.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2011-4905
- GHSA-9wcx-326r-7j7w

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