CVE-2016-5004
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
ws-xmlrpc DoS Vulnerability
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common | <=3.1.3 | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | ws-xmlrpc | 3.1.3 | |
References
- 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
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5004
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160716070844/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171111065719/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171114185236/https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
CWEs
CWE-400
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.