HIGH
Akka HTTP versions <= 10.0.5 Illegal Media Range in Accept Header Causes StackOverflowError Leading to Denial of Service
Published Oct 4, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.10%
Description
Akka HTTP versions <= 10.0.5 Illegal Media Range in Accept Header Causes StackOverflowError Leading to Denial of Service
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 10.0.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
1.10% 0.01103
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01103
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01103) | 64.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01103) | 64.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 38.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 37.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 35.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/10.0.6/security/2017-05-03-illegal-media-range-in-accept-header-causes-stackoverflowerror.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfx6-ph4q-q54q Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000118
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/10.0.6/security/2017-05-03-illegal-media-range-in-accept-header-causes-stackoverflowerror.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfx6-ph4q-q54q | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000118 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 4, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Oct 3, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000118
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-GFX6-PH4Q-Q54Q Updated n/a