CVE-2016-6346 (GCVE-0-2016-6346)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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Date Public
2016-08-31 00:00
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