PT-2017-8644
CVE-2016-5004
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Published
2017-06-06
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Updated
2022-05-17
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ws-xmlrpc version 3.1.3
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by decompressing a large file containing zeroes, exploiting the Content-Encoding HTTP header feature.
Recommendations
For ws-xmlrpc version 3.1.3, consider disabling the Content-Encoding HTTP header feature as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to large files to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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