{
   "CVE_data_meta" : {
      "ASSIGNER" : "security@apache.org",
      "DATE_PUBLIC" : "2016-12-19T00:00:00",
      "ID" : "CVE-2016-8738",
      "STATE" : "PUBLIC"
   },
   "affects" : {
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            {
               "product" : {
                  "product_data" : [
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                        "product_name" : "Apache Struts",
                        "version" : {
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                              {
                                 "version_value" : "2.5 - 2.5.5"
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                           ]
                        }
                     }
                  ]
               },
               "vendor_name" : "Apache Software Foundation"
            }
         ]
      }
   },
   "data_format" : "MITRE",
   "data_type" : "CVE",
   "data_version" : "4.0",
   "description" : {
      "description_data" : [
         {
            "lang" : "eng",
            "value" : "In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL."
         }
      ]
   },
   "problemtype" : {
      "problemtype_data" : [
         {
            "description" : [
               {
                  "lang" : "eng",
                  "value" : "Possible DoS attack when using URLValidator"
               }
            ]
         }
      ]
   },
   "references" : {
      "reference_data" : [
         {
            "name" : "https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html",
            "refsource" : "CONFIRM",
            "url" : "https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html"
         },
         {
            "name" : "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/",
            "refsource" : "CONFIRM",
            "url" : "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/"
         },
         {
            "name" : "94657",
            "refsource" : "BID",
            "url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657"
         }
      ]
   }
}