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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.075 (94.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.075 · change: +0.010
Affected products
- Apache Ws-Xmlrpc — versions 3.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- 0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.