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CVE-2016-4478

Date: June 13, 2016

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (9)

https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4478
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4478
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4478
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4478

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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