CVE-2016-9606: red hat, inc. resteasy Improper Input Validation
CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2017:1253RHSA-2017:1254RHSA-2017:1256RHSA-2017:1260UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9606DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9606GHSA-hgjr-xwj3-jfvw
Published 09-03-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-9606 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in red hat, inc. resteasy. EPSS estimates a 5.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
5.97%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 09-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
JBoss RESTEasy before version 3.1.2 could be forced into parsing a request with YamlProvider, resulting in unmarshalling of potentially untrusted data which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with RESTEasy application permissions.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
5.97%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.05 pp
From 5.92% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score5.97%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat91 products
- resteasy≤ 3.1.1
- hibernate4-core-eap6< 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
- hibernate4-eap6< 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
- hibernate4-entitymanager-eap6< 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
- hibernate4-envers-eap6< 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:4.2.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Debian1 product
- resteasy3.0< 3.0.26-1
Org.jboss.resteasy1 product
- resteasy-bom< 3.1.2.Final
Red hat, inc.1 product
- resteasy3.1.2
Ubuntu1 product
- resteasyAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 95 products
References
35 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400644X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryREPORTWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1254Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
Show all 35 references
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1256Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1253Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1260Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/resteasy/ResteasyPACKAGE