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high 7.5

CVE-2016-2094 json

The HTTPS NIO Connector allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by opening a socket and not sending an SS…

published 2016-05-06 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3199

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The HTTPS NIO Connector allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by opening a socket and not sending an SSL handshake, aka a read-timeout vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.25-11.SP9_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.15-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • resteasy jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-hal jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.5.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • weld-core jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.1.33-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • infinispan jboss enterprise application platform 6 5.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-ee jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.7-2.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-cli jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.7-2.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0597RHSA-2016:0596RHSA-2016:0598RHSA-2016:0595

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-2016-2094 updated cvss 5.0

EAP: HTTPS NIO connector uses no timeout when reading SSL handshake from client

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0599
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server hornetq 2.3.25-11.SP9_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossweb 7.5.15-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, resteasy 2.3.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jboss-hal 2.5.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, weld-core 1.1.33-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, infinispan 5.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, +80 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0595
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server hornetq 2.3.25-11.SP9_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossweb 7.5.15-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, resteasy 2.3.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jboss-hal 2.5.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, weld-core 1.1.33-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, infinispan 5.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, +82 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0596
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server hornetq 2.3.25-11.SP9_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jbossweb 7.5.15-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, resteasy 2.3.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jboss-hal 2.5.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, weld-core 1.1.33-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, infinispan 5.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, +80 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0597

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Exploit prediction

2.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.