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CVE-2016-7050

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2016-7050 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published November 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.31%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in resteasy 3.0.6-3.1.mga5.

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

5.31%Up 3.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2016-7050
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2016-7050
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7931 No score

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record
EUVD-2016-7931
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2g5-gpqx-rwvw 9.8

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record
GHSA-m2g5-gpqx-rwvw
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-502
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2604 9.0

Red Hat Security Advisory: resteasy-base security and bug fix update

Record
RHSA-2016:2604
CVSS 3.0
9.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7050 9.8

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7050
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0382 No score

Updated resteasy packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that under certain conditions RESTEasy could be forced to parse a request with SerializableProvider, resulting in deserialization of potentially untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using RESTEasy (CVE-2016-7050).

Record
MGASA-2016-0382
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7630-1 No score

resteasy, resteasy3.0 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that RESTEasy made insufficient use of random values in asynchronous jobs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to steal user data. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6345)

It was discovered that RESTEasy enabled a vulnerable GZIP decompression module by default. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6346)

It was discovered that RESTEasy improperly made use of unsanitized data while handling certain errors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6347)

It was discovered that RESTEasy enabled a vulnerable JSON manipulation module by default. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6348)

It was discovered that RESTEasy enabled a vulnerable deserialization module by default. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7050)

Nikos Papadopoulos discovered that RESTEasy improperly handled URL encoding when certain errors occur. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify the app's behavior for other users throughout the network. This issue did not affect resteasy3.0 in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2020-10688)

Mirko Selber discovered that RESTEasy improperly validated user input during HTTP response construction. An attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue did not affect resteasy3.0 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2020-1695)

It was discovered that RESTEasy improperly handled receiving the WebApplicationException during a client call. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain potentially sensitive server information. (CVE-2020-25633)

It was discovered that RESTEasy improperly populated exception responses with endpoint class and method names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain potentially sensitive server information. (CVE-2021-20289)

It was discovered that RESTEasy used improper permissions when creating temporary files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to get access to sensitive data. (CVE-2023-0482)

It was discovered that RESTEasy improperly handled certain HTTP requests containing ASCII control characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-9622)

Record
USN-7630-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
resteasy
Mageia:5
before 3.0.6-3.1.mga5
3.0.6-3.1.mga5
resteasy-base
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-atom-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jackson-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxb-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-all
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
resteasy-base-jettison-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-providers-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-resteasy-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-tjws
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-atom-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jackson-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxb-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-all
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jettison-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-providers-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-resteasy-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-tjws
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-atom-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jackson-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxb-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-all
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jettison-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-providers-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-resteasy-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-tjws
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-all
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-providers-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-resteasy-pom
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-tjws
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-atom-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jackson-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxb-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jaxrs-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy-base-jettison-provider
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.0.6-4.el7
0:3.0.6-4.el7
resteasy
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 3.0.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.6-3
3.0.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
resteasy3.0
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 3.0.26-1~18.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.19-13.0.19-23.0.26-1~18.04
3.0.26-1~18.04.1~esm1
resteasy3.0
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 3.0.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.26-1
3.0.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
resteasy3.0
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 3.0.26-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.26-23.0.26-3
3.0.26-3ubuntu0.1
resteasy3.0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
before 3.0.26-6ubuntu0.24.04.1, plus listed versions
3.0.26-6
3.0.26-6ubuntu0.24.04.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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