CVE-2016-9589
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Undertow in Red Hat wildfly before version 11.0.0.Beta1 is vulnerable to a resource exhaustion resulting in a denial of service. Undertow keeps a cache of seen HTTP headers in persistent connections. It was found that this cache can easily exploited to fill memory with garbage, up to "max-headers" (default 200) * "max-header-size" (default 1MB) per active TCP connection.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0830 - Fixedrh-sso7-0:1-2.jbcs.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-0:1-2.jbcs.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-freemarker-0:2.3.23-1.redhat_2.2.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
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For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
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For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
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For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-liquibase-0:3.4.1-2.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-liquibase-core-0:3.4.1-2.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-python-javapackages-0:3.4.1-5.15.3.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-runtime-0:1-2.jbcs.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-twitter4j-0:4.0.4-1.redhat_3.1.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-twitter4j-0:4.0.4-1.redhat_3.1.jbcs.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-twitter4j-core-0:4.0.4-1.redhat_3.1.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-core-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-javase-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872 - Fixedrh-sso7-0:1-2.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-0:1-2.jbcs.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-freemarker-0:2.3.23-1.redhat_2.2.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-freemarker-0:2.3.23-1.redhat_2.2.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-javapackages-tools-0:3.4.1-5.15.3.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-javapackages-tools-0:3.4.1-5.15.3.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-keycloak-0:2.5.5-2.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-keycloak-0:2.5.5-2.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-keycloak-server-0:2.5.5-2.Final_redhat_1.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-libunix-dbus-java-0:0.8.0-2.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-libunix-dbus-java-0:0.8.0-2.jbcs.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-libunix-dbus-java-debuginfo-0:0.8.0-2.jbcs.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-libunix-dbus-java-devel-0:0.8.0-2.jbcs.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-liquibase-0:3.4.1-2.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-liquibase-0:3.4.1-2.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-liquibase-core-0:3.4.1-2.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-python-javapackages-0:3.4.1-5.15.3.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-runtime-0:1-2.jbcs.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-twitter4j-0:4.0.4-1.redhat_3.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-twitter4j-0:4.0.4-1.redhat_3.1.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-twitter4j-core-0:4.0.4-1.redhat_3.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-core-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - Fixedrh-sso7-zxing-javase-0:3.2.1-1.redhat_4.1.jbcs.el7.noarch as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 for RHEL 7 Serverredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873 - FixedRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.1redhat_csaf
Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0876
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (54)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat jboss wildfly application server≤ 10.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_wildfly_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss wildfly application server= 11.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_wildfly_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (5)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2017:0830Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update2017-03-22csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2017:0872Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 update on RHEL 62017-04-04csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2017:0873Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 update on RHEL 72017-04-04csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2017:0876Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 update2017-04-04csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.1 is now available for download from the Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- GHSA-p4xg-cpr9-vwvjRed Hat Wildfly DoS2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
Undertow in Red Hat wildfly before version 11.0.0.Beta1 is vulnerable to a resource exhaustion resulting in a denial of service. Undertow keeps a cache of seen HTTP headers in persistent connections. It was found that this cache can easily exploited to fill memory with garbage, up to "max-headers" (default 200) * "max-header-size" (default 1MB) per active TCP connection.
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references (39)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0830.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0834.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0876.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0872cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0873cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454cnnvd
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