CVE-2016-4478 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in modules/transport/xmlrpc/xmlrpclib.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XMLRPC response encoding.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1 https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5