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critical 9.8

CVE-2016-7050 json

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Serve…

published 2017-06-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7931

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.3%
EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SerializableProvider in RESTEasy in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

  • resteasy Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 3.0.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7050

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  • resteasy-base RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-tjws RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-jaxrs RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-client RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-javadoc RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-jaxrs-all RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-jaxrs-api RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7
  • resteasy-base-resteasy-pom RHEL 7 3.0.6-4.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2604

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-7050 updated cvss 9.0

RESTEasy: SerializableProvider enabled by default and deserializes untrusted data

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-tjws 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-client 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-javadoc 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs-all 3.0.6-4.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-tjws 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-client 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-javadoc 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs-all 3.0.6-4.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) resteasy-base 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-client 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs-api 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-atom-provider 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxb-provider 3.0.6-4.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-tjws 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-client 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-javadoc 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs-all 3.0.6-4.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) resteasy-base 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-client 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs-api 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-atom-provider 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxb-provider 3.0.6-4.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) resteasy-base 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-tjws 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-javadoc 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-jaxrs-all 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-resteasy-pom 3.0.6-4.el7, resteasy-base-providers-pom 3.0.6-4.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2604
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 resteasy Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 resteasy-core Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 resteasy
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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