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TI-2016-06057 Aliases CVE-2016-7046GHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 7, when operating as a reverse-proxy…

Priority LOW 31CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 7, when operating as a reverse-proxy with default buffer sizes, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a long URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0248 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): 1.4.3.Final, 1.3.25.FinalRed Hat: 8 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven)1.4.0 to before 1.4.3.Final1.4.3.FinalPatch availableGHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc
—io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven)before 1.3.25.Final1.3.25.FinalPatch availableGHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3.Final Fixed in 1.4.3.Final Patch available GHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc
  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.25.Final Fixed in 1.3.25.Final Patch available GHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.3.Final Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.25.Final Advisory →

Red Hat 8 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:3458 Released 2017-12-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    eap7-jboss-ec2-eap security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-7.1.0-5.GA_redhat_5.ep7.el6, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.1.0-5.GA_redhat_5.ep7.el6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-7.1.0-5.GA_redhat_5.ep7.el7, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.1.0-5.GA_redhat_5.ep7.el7
  • RHSA-2017:3455 Released 2017-12-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7 +47
  • RHSA-2017:3454 Released 2017-12-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-1.5.5.008-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 +47
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2017:3456 Released 2017-12-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1
  • RHSA-2016:2657 Released 2016-11-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.3
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0
  • RHSA-2016:2642 Released 2016-11-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    jboss-ec2-eap package for EAP 7.0.3
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-7.0.3-3.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el6, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.0.3-3.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-7.0.3-3.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el7, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.0.3-3.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el7
  • RHSA-2016:2640 Released 2016-11-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.3 on RHEL 6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-hibernate-5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-hibernate-core-5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-hibernate-entitymanager-5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 +10
  • RHSA-2016:2641 Released 2016-11-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.3 for RHEL 7
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-hibernate-5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-hibernate-core-5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-hibernate-entitymanager-5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7 +10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0Fixed RHSA-2016:2657
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1Fixed RHSA-2017:3456
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2016:2640, RHSA-2016:2642
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2016:2641, RHSA-2016:2642
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2017:3454, RHSA-2017:3458
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2017:3455, RHSA-2017:3458

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7046
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f57-w2rp-72fc
  3. 2026-11-05 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0, Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 9

Other 5

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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