High severity · published Jun 13, 2016
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…
7.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AT
Atheme · Atheme
through 7.2.6 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4478
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4478
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1
github.com
https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e
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