CVE-2026-69220 PUBLISHED

RabbitMQ Java client ValueReader: Unbounded recursive table/array nesting causes StackOverflowError DoS

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 03.08.2026 Published: 18.08.2026 Updated: 18.08.2026

The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.33.1, src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/ValueReader.java permits ValueReader.readTable and ValueReader.readArray to call ValueReader.readFieldValue recursively for AMQP table type F and AMQP array type A values without a nesting-depth limit. A malicious AMQP server or network intermediary can send approximately 580 nested table levels in the pre-authentication connection.start frame, fitting within the default 131072-byte frame maximum, to trigger StackOverflowError. The error terminates the client input processing thread and causes denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor rabbitmq
Product rabbitmq-java-client
Versions
  • Version < 5.33.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion CWE