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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-5220 · published 27 October 2015

CVE-2015-5220: Redhat jboss enterprise application platform memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Redhat · Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.0% · top 13.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1519.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033859 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1904.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1905.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1906.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1907.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1908.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1519.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033859 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255597 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-5220), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.