Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16131
The decodeRequest and decodeRequestWith directives in Lightbend Akka HTTP 10.1.x through 10.1.4 and 10.0.x through 10.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a ZIP bomb.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16131
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.54%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 75 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16131
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-16131
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-16131
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
Akka Http 10.0.x / 10.1.x DoS vulnerability found - Google GroepenMitigation;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2137
decodeRequest does not respect withSizeLimit · Issue #2137 · akka/akka-http · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://akka.io/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found
Akka Http 10.0.x / 10.1.x DoS vulnerability found | AkkaVendor Advisory
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https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html
CVE-2018-16131: Denial of Service via unlimited decoding with decodeRequest directive (zip bomb) • Akka HTTPVendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-16131
- cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka_http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:akka_http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*