CVE-2018-16131 json
High severity vulnerability that affects com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12
published 2018-08-30 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg , EUVD-2018-0565
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 10.1.4
- maven com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 10.1.4
Exploit prediction
3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 | >=10.1.0, <10.1.4 |
10.1.4 |
| maven | com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 | >=10.1.0, <10.1.4 |
10.1.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
github.com
/akka/akka-http/issues/2137
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
doc.akka.io
/docs/akka-http/current/security/2018-09-05-denial-of-service-via-decodeRequest.html
web, vendor-advisory
-
akka.io
/blog/news/2018/08/30/akka-http-dos-vulnerability-found
web, vendor-advisory
- groups.google.com /forum/#%21topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16131
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg
advisory
-
groups.google.com
/forum/#!topic/akka-security/Dj7INsYWdjg
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16131
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg
- NVD CVE-2018-16131
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