5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5220
Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform/Web Console HTTP Request Header DoS Vulnerability
Description

The Web Console in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request header.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2015, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5220 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5220 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform
2 Redhat jboss_wildfly_application_server

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 18, 2024, 2:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
6 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : April 12, 2021, 4:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

Tools that utilize the Red Hat Security Data API

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
62 stars 26 fork 26 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2016, 4:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5220 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5220 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1519.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033859
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was discovered that sending requests containing large headers to the Web Console produced a Java OutOfMemoryError in the HTTP management interface. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. The Web Console in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request header.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1904 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1905 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1906 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1907 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1519 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5220 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Web Console in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request header. It was discovered that sending requests containing large headers to the Web Console produced a Java OutOfMemoryError in the HTTP management interface. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5220 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1907 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1906 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1905 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1904 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1519 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_wildfly_application_server:2.0.0:cr8:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_wildfly_application_server:2.0.0:cr8:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033859 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033859 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597 Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1519.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1519.html Vendor Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1519.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_wildfly_application_server:2.0.0:cr8:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.51 }} -0.71%

score

0.86648

percentile

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