CVE-2014-0086

Public Exploit

Description

The doFilter function in webapp/PushHandlerFilter.java in JBoss RichFaces 4.3.4, 4.3.5, and 5.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory error) via a large number of malformed atmosphere push requests.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0335.html vendor advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/RF-13250 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1067268
https://github.com/pslegr/core-1/commit/8131f15003f5bec73d475d2b724472e4b87d0757 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/57053 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0086?
CVE-2014-0086 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0086?
To fix CVE-2014-0086, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0086 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0086 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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