CVE-2016-5004
ws-xmlrpc DoS Vulnerability
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5004
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Maven/org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common—no fix listed
Is CVE-2016-5004 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, <= 3.1.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |