[java-sig-commits] [Bug 1508129] New: CVE-2016-5004 xmlrpc: XSS in Content-Encoding HTTP header of xmlrpc

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1508129

Bug ID: 1508129
           Summary: CVE-2016-5004 xmlrpc: XSS in Content-Encoding HTTP
                    header of xmlrpc
           Product: Security Response
         Component: vulnerability
          Keywords: Security
          Severity: low
          Priority: low
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The Content-Encoding HTTP header feature in ws-xmlrpc 3.1.3 as used in Apache
Archiva allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource
consumption) by decompressing a large file containing zeroes.

References:

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html