VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4478
Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in modules/transport/xmlrpc/xmlrpclib.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XMLRPC response encoding.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in modules/transport/xmlrpc/xmlrpclib.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XMLRPC response encoding.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · atheme/atheme · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1
- https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1
- https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.