### [CVE-2016-4478](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4478)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.