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7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2018-16131
Akka HTTP ZIP Bomb Denial of Service
Description

The decodeRequest and decodeRequestWith directives in Lightbend Akka HTTP 10.1.x through 10.1.4 and 10.0.x through 10.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a ZIP bomb.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 30, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16131 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 Lightbend akka_http
1 Akka http_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
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-2018-16131.

URL Resource
https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found Vendor Advisory
https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found Vendor Advisory
https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16131 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16131 weaknesses.

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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-16131 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16131 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 https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found
    Added Reference https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.0.13 *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (including) 10.1.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka_http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.0.13 *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka_http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (including) 10.1.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137 No Types Assigned https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html No Types Assigned https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found No Types Assigned https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.0.13 *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (including) 10.1.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html [No Types Assigned]
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

1.29 }} -0.05%

score

0.78841

percentile