Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting jboss-as-server package, versions <0:7.5.4-2.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.51% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JBOSSASSERVER-3500608
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed15 Oct 2015

Introduced: 15 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-5220  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 jboss-as-server to version 0:7.5.4-2.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1906.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jboss-as-server package and not the jboss-as-server package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Web Console in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request header.

CVSS Scores

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