mod_cluster, as used in Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache http server crash) via an MCMP message containing a series of = (equals) characters after a legitimate element.
CVE-2016-3110
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.6%, top 12% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 88.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 26, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (22)
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1648.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1649.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1650.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2054.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2055.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92584
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326320
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6JMA2YLPK6SEUVF5Q3QEANHYEPRZA2RI/
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CX5QNNIVAUB2VVDV6TR3YMFTL6VRKOBO/
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE5YZTBZRXCMQFT5LDLZG2HAYBKMYQLL/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1648.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1649.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1650.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2054.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-3110(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el7 | 2016-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | mod_cluster | 2016-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el6 | 2016-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-08-22 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.jboss.mod_cluster:mod_cluster-parent | 1.2.0.Beta1 ... 1.3.2.Final (28 versions) | 1.3.3.Final | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1648MODERATE2016-08-22
RHSA-2016:1648 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1649MODERATE2016-08-22
RHSA-2016:1649 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1650MODERATE2016-08-22
RHSA-2016:1650 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2054MODERATE2016-08-22
RHSA-2016:2054 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2055MODERATE2016-08-22
RHSA-2016:2055 — Moderate
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