rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to 0.16.0, a malicious AMQP server can send an undersized connection.tune.frame_max value during amqp_login(), and rabbitmq-c accepts the value in amqp_login_inner() in librabbitmq/amqp_socket.c. amqp_tune_connection() in librabbitmq/amqp_connection.c uses frame_max to reallocate the outbound buffer without enforcing AMQP_FRAME_MIN_SIZE. Immediate serialization of connection.tune-ok through amqp_frame_to_bytes() writes beyond the undersized heap allocation, causing memory corruption and likely denial of service. An on-path attacker can also trigger the flaw against plaintext AMQP traffic. Code execution is theoretically possible but was not demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.16.0.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4658-1 | librabbitmq security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6343-1 | librabbitmq security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8437-1 | rabbitmq-c vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8724-1 | rabbitmq-c vulnerabilities |
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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| Description | rabbitmq-c is a C-language AMQP client library for RabbitMQ. Prior to 0.16.0, a malicious AMQP server can send an undersized connection.tune.frame_max value during amqp_login(), and rabbitmq-c accepts the value in amqp_login_inner() in librabbitmq/amqp_socket.c. amqp_tune_connection() in librabbitmq/amqp_connection.c uses frame_max to reallocate the outbound buffer without enforcing AMQP_FRAME_MIN_SIZE. Immediate serialization of connection.tune-ok through amqp_frame_to_bytes() writes beyond the undersized heap allocation, causing memory corruption and likely denial of service. An on-path attacker can also trigger the flaw against plaintext AMQP traffic. Code execution is theoretically possible but was not demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.16.0. | |
| Title | rabbitmq-c: Heap buffer overflow in AMQP login handshake via undersized connection.tune.frame_max | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-122 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T17:04:18.803Z
Reserved: 2026-05-05T15:42:40.519Z
Link: CVE-2026-44236
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T18:16:44.503
Modified: 2026-09-17T18:16:44.503
Link: CVE-2026-44236
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN