01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 7.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 94.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2017-06-06 18:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 00:46Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-05-24

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
CWE-409Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

163667a3c54eff81b30a1ae73084557bdfe7f68b4372e5c15b465852c0781ef7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

apachews-xmlrpcNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatfuse_integration_servicesNot specified—

redhatjboss_dev_studioNot specified—

redhatjboss_fuseNot specified—

redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—

redhatstorageNot specified—

06 References

www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160712 Vulnerabilities in Apache Archivahttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.securitytracker.com1036294http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
github.comhttps://github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpcx_refsource_MISC
0ang3el.blogspot.inhttps://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.htmlx_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com91736http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736vdb-entryx_refsource_BID