CVE-2016-5004

Public Exploit

Description

The Content-Encoding HTTP header feature in ws-xmlrpc 3.1.3 as used in Apache Archiva allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by decompressing a large file containing zeroes.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.49% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory blogspot.in Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc third party advisory exploit
https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5004?
CVE-2016-5004 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5004?
To fix CVE-2016-5004, 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-2016-5004 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5004 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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