RHSA-2016:2657

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-11-04 15:37 - Updated: 2026-03-18 01:43
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.3
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: Updated packages that provide Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.3, fixed several bugs, and added various enhancements that are now available from the Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 is an application server that serves as a middleware platform and is built on open standards and compliant with the Java EE 7 specification. This release serves as an update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.2. It includes bug fixes and enhancements. Refer to the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.3 Release Notes for information about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release. Security Fix(es): * It was discovered that a long URL sent to EAP 7 Server operating as a reverse proxy with default buffer sizes causes a Denial of Service. (CVE-2016-7046)
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CVE-2016-7046

It was discovered that a long URL sent to EAP 7 Server operating as a reverse proxy with default buffer sizes causes a Denial of Service.

6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7
Red Hat / Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
 cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7 —
Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Important
References
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