Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-6346

high Nessus Plugin ID 219826

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2016-6346)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 219826

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2016_6346.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6346

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-resteasy-pom, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-jaxrs-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-client, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-jaxb-provider, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-tjws, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-tjws, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-jettison-provider, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-jaxrs-all, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-jaxrs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-jaxb-provider, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-jackson-provider, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-jackson-provider, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-resteasy-pom, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-atom-provider, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-jaxrs-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-providers-pom, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-jettison-provider, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-providers-pom, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-atom-provider, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-base-jaxrs-all, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-base-jaxrs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6346

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