CVE-2016-7046 (GCVE-0-2016-7046)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-03 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 7, when operating as a reverse-proxy with default buffer sizes, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a long URL.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2641.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93173 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2016-09-15 00:00
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