CVE-2016-5003
First published: Tue May 24 2016(Updated: )
A flaw was discovered in the Apache XML-RPC (ws-xmlrpc) library that deserializes untrusted data when enabledForExtensions setting is enabled. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in a <ex:serializable> element.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/xmlrpc3 | <0:3.0-4.17.el6_9 | 0:3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| redhat/xmlrpc | <1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 | 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 |
| redhat/rh-java-common-xmlrpc | <1:3.1.3-8.16.el6 | 1:3.1.3-8.16.el6 |
| redhat/rh-java-common-xmlrpc | <1:3.1.3-8.16.el7 | 1:3.1.3-8.16.el7 |
| Apache Ws-xmlrpc | =3.1.3 | |
| maven/org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc | <=3.1.3 | |
| =3.1.3 |
Remedy
Setting enabledForExtensions is false by default, thus <ex:serializable> elements are not automatically deserialized. However, if you have it enabled and you don't need any of the provided functions (https://ws.apache.org/xmlrpc/extensions.html) we suggest you disable it.
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Reference Links
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5003 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5003
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1508123
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5003
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043
- https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1508124
- https://ws.apache.org/xmlrpc/extensions.html
- https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/xmlrpc/c/ef4efbf91d241070f6f41950f7536049688a3a67?branch=master
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5003
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160716070844/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171111065719/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227235226/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gqp-296r-j5mq (Advisory)
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
- collector/redhat-cve
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2016-5003
- agent/remedy
- agent/weakness
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/author
- collector/github-advisory-latest
- source/GitHub
- alias/GHSA-4gqp-296r-j5mq
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/event
- collector/nvd-cve
- collector/github-advisory
- package-manager/redhat
- vendor/apache
- canonical/apache ws-xmlrpc
- version/apache ws-xmlrpc/3.1.3
- package-manager/maven