HIGH
Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in modules/transport/xmlrpc/xmlrpclib.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XMLRPC response encoding
Published Jun 13, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.27%
Description
Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in modules/transport/xmlrpc/xmlrpclib.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XMLRPC response encoding.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.27% 0.02265
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02265
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02265) | 82.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02265) | 80.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01500) | 80.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 39.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 85.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 85.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 83.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 13, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 3, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4478
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a