CVE-2016-5004 ws-xmlrpc DoS Vulnerability
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in applications using ws-xmlrpc by sending compressed zero-filled payloads, exhausting resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5004?
CVE-2016-5004 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5004?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common Maven | All versions to 3.1.3 | None |
org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common Maven | All versions to 3.1.3 | None |
Products include Apache Ws-Xmlrpc.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-5004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj.