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Red Hat JBossEAP: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2016-7046)

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Red Hat JBossEAP: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2016-7046)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/15/2016
Created
09/20/2024
Added
09/19/2024
Modified
09/20/2024

Description

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.. It was discovered that a long URL sent to EAP 7 Server operating as a reverse proxy with default buffer sizes causes a Denial of Service.

Solution(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest

References

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