HTTPS NIO Connector Socket Timeout resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HTTPS NIO Connector and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Socket Handler. This manipulation causes resource management (Timeout). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2094. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HTTPS NIO Connector (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (Timeout). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTTPS NIO Connector allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by opening a socket and not sending an SSL handshake, aka a read-timeout vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/06/2016 as Bug 1308465 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2094 since 01/29/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90388 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:0595)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90388) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57943†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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• HTTPS NIO Connector

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Timeout
Class: Resource management / Timeout
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 90388
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:0595)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2016 🔍
02/17/2016 +19 days 🔍
04/05/2016 +48 days 🔍
04/06/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2016 +29 days 🔍
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05/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/03/2019 +1002 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1308465
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83737
Vulnerability Center: 57943 - Apache Tomcat HTTPS NIO Connector Remote DoS Vulnerability due to Read-Timeout, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2016 09:26
Updated: 02/03/2019 10:50
Changes: 05/07/2016 09:26 (60), 02/03/2019 10:50 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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