# CVE-2009-5006: The SessionAdapter::ExchangeHandlerImpl::checkAlternate function in broker/SessionAdapter.cpp in the C++ Broker component in Apache Qpid bef

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0774.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?revision=811188&view=revision
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2684
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-2080
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41710
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0773.html

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