SB2016092616 - Input validation error in Fedoraproject Fedora

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SB2016092616 - Input validation error in Fedoraproject Fedora

Published: September 26, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016092616
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3110)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References