CVE-2016-7046: redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7046 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform. EPSS estimates a 2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 03-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.48% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat16 products
- jboss_enterprise_application_platform7.0
- eap7-hibernate< 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 | < 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
- eap7-hibernate-core< 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 | < 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
- eap7-hibernate-entitymanager< 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 | < 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
- eap7-hibernate-envers< 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 | < 0:5.0.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
Debian1 product
- undertow< 1.4.3-1
Io.undertow1 product
- undertow-core≥ 1.4.0, < 1.4.3.Final | < 1.3.25.Final
Ubuntu1 product
- undertowAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 19 products
