CVE-2015-5220: redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5220 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform. EPSS estimates a 2.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 27-10-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Web Console in Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.4.4 and WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request header.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.