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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-6346 · published 7 September 2016

CVE-2016-6346: Redhat resteasy vulnerability

Redhat · Resteasy

RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4%
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0517.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92744 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2143
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372120 Issue Tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0517.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92744 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2143
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372120 Issue Tracking

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-6346), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.