critical
CVE-2016-5003
xmlrpc: Deserialization of untrusted Java object through <ex:serializable> tag
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), Amazon (high), Oracle (high).
Description
The Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in an <ex:serializable> element.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc | no fix listed |
| amazon linux 2 | xmlrpc-client, xmlrpc-common, xmlrpc-javadoc and 1 more | 1:3.1.3-9.amzn2 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-client, xmlrpc3-client-devel, xmlrpc3-common and 4 more | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | xmlrpc-client, xmlrpc-common, xmlrpc-javadoc and 1 more | 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 |
Show all 16 entries from 4 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc | no fix listed |
| amazon linux 2 | xmlrpc-client | 1:3.1.3-9.amzn2 |
| amazon linux 2 | xmlrpc-common | 1:3.1.3-9.amzn2 |
| amazon linux 2 | xmlrpc-javadoc | 1:3.1.3-9.amzn2 |
| amazon linux 2 | xmlrpc-server | 1:3.1.3-9.amzn2 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-client | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-client-devel | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-common | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-common-devel | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-javadoc | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-server | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | xmlrpc3-server-devel | 3.0-4.17.el6_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | xmlrpc-client | 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | xmlrpc-common | 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | xmlrpc-javadoc | 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | xmlrpc-server | 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779
All 26 references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5003
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1508123
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-5003.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-1780.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5003
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160716070844/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171111065719/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227235226/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5003
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2