RESTEasy GZIPInterceptor denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RESTEasy. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component GZIPInterceptor. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6346. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in RESTEasy (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component GZIPInterceptor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 09/07/2016 by Mikhail (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6346 since 07/26/2016. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97932 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2017:0826)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236609 (Red Hat Update for eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (RHSA-2018:0005)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97932) and SecurityFocus (BID 92744†). The entry VDB-91368 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 97932
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2017:0826)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/31/2016 +36 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0826⛔
Researcher: Mikhail
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6346 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6346
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91369
SecurityFocus: 92744 - RedHat RESTEasy CVE-2016-6346 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2016 21:58
Updated: 09/15/2022 09:23
Changes: 09/08/2016 21:58 (58), 04/12/2019 06:38 (15), 09/15/2022 09:15 (3), 09/15/2022 09:20 (1), 09/15/2022 09:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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