vulnerability
Red Hat JBoss EAP: CVE-2016-4459: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 12, 2016 | Sep 19, 2024 | Jul 2, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 12, 2016
Added
Sep 19, 2024
Modified
Jul 2, 2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in native/mod_manager/node.c in mod_cluster 1.2.9.. It was discovered that specifying configuration with a JVMRoute path longer than 80 characters will cause segmentation fault leading to a server crash.
Solution
red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-119
- CVE-2016-4459
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4459
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4459
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341583
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2054
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2055
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2056
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