CVE-2016-5004
ws-xmlrpc DoS Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-5004- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-5004- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5067 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5067- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj
ws-xmlrpc DoS Vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj
ws-xmlrpc DoS Vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-commonMaven |
through 3.1.3 | None known |
org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-commonMaven |
through 3.1.3, plus listed versions 3.03.0b13.0rc13.13.1.13.1.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5004 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Ws-xmlrpc, published June 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.75%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
securitytracker.com/id/1036294
github.com/0ang3el/unsafe-xmlrpc
0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
securityfocus.com/bid/91736
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5004
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