CVE-2016-2141

CRITICAL9.8EPSS 2.3%

Improper Input Validation in JGroups

Published: 5/13/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2141

Description

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.

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1CRITICAL9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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