6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5004
Apache Archiva HTTP Chunk Bomb Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 6, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 16, 2017, 1:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-5004 has a 4 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-2016-5004 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 Apache ws-xmlrpc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5004.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294 Third Party Advisory
https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc Exploit Third Party Advisory

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

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Updated: 4 months ago
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Born at : July 22, 2020, 1:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/GrrrDog/Java-Deserialization-Cheat-Sheet

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
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Born at : Dec. 2, 2019, 9:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 158 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
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Born at : Feb. 23, 2016, 10:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 168 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-2016-5004 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5004 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html No Types Assigned https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc No Types Assigned https://github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ws-xmlrpc:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

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