{"cve":"CVE-2016-4478","nvd":{"published":"2016-06-13T19:59:09.020","modified":"2026-06-17T00:47:38.050","status":"Modified","description":"Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in modules/transport/xmlrpc/xmlrpclib.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XMLRPC response encoding.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3586","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1","https://github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/87580d767868360d2fed503980129504da84b63e"],"products":["atheme:atheme","debian:debian_linux","opensuse:leap","opensuse:opensuse"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-4478","score":0.02265,"percentile":0.83012,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}