CVE-2016-5004
First published: Tue Jun 06 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Ws-xmlrpc | =3.1.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
- https://github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5004
- 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/20171114185236/https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj (Advisory)
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