CVE-2018-16131 High severity vulnerability that affects com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption and daemon crash using a ZIP bomb in Akka HTTP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16131?
CVE-2018-16131 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The decodeRequest and decodeRequestWith directives in Lightbend Akka HTTP 10.1.x through 10.1.4 and 10.0.x through 10.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a ZIP bomb.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16131?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 Maven | From 10.1.0 | 10.1.4 |
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 Maven | From 10.1.0 | 10.1.4 |
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 Maven | From 10.1.0 | 10.1.4 |
com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 Maven | From 10.1.0 | 10.1.4 |
Products include Lightbend Akka Http.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16131?
Upgrade com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 to 10.1.4 or later.
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-2018-16131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg.