RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2016-6346
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.2%, top 21% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 91.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 7, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (30)
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0517.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92744
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2143
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372120
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-6346(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2018:0005Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: eap7-jboss-ec2-eap security update
- RHSA-2018:0004Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.9 security update on RHEL 7
- RHSA-2018:0002Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.9 security update on RHEL 6
- RHSA-2018:0003Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.9 security update
Patch Availability(14)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libresteasy3.0-java (3.0.26-6ubuntu0.25.04.1) @ plucky | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | yaml-cpp-0:0.5.1-7.el7sat | 2019-05-14 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2018-07-05 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2018-01-03 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el7 | 2018-01-03 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-javadocs-0:7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7 | 2018-01-03 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-javadocs-0:7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el6 | 2018-01-03 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2017-07-04 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2017-07-04 | redhat |
| redhat | weld-core-0:1.1.34-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | 2017-03-22 | redhat |
| redhat | weld-core-0:1.1.34-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 2017-03-22 | redhat |
| redhat | jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6 | 2017-03-22 | redhat |
| redhat | weld-core-0:1.1.34-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | 2017-03-22 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2017-03-14 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-jaxrs | 1.0-RC1 ... 3.0.9.Final (67 versions) | 3.0.20.Final | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(10)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0517MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:0517 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0826MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:0826 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0827MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:0827 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0828MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:0828 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0829MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:0829 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:1675MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:1675 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:1676MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2017:1676 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2018:2143MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2018:2143 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2019:1222MODERATE2016-09-01
RHSA-2019:1222 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-7630-1LOW
RESTEasy vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-11 08:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-23 00:10 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-05-22 18:57 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-22 18:57 UTCVendor advisory
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