Resource exhaustion in Apache Ws-Xmlrpc
CVE-2016-5004
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.065 (93.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Ws-xmlrpc — versions 3.1.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5004?
- CVE-2016-5004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ws-Xmlrpc, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5004?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5004 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.