CVE-2016-5004 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5