CVE-2016-3110

7.5 HIGH

Published: September 26, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

mod_cluster, as used in Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache http server crash) via an MCMP message containing a series of = (equals) characters after a legitimate element.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1648.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1649.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1650.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2054.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2055.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92584

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326320

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6JMA2YLPK6SEUVF5Q3QEANHYEPRZA2RI/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CX5QNNIVAUB2VVDV6TR3YMFTL6VRKOBO/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE5YZTBZRXCMQFT5LDLZG2HAYBKMYQLL/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1648.html