Description
A flaw was found in mod_cluster's AdvertiseListenerImpl (org.jboss.modcluster core module). A single crafted UDP multicast datagram with a valid HTTP status line and a "Server:" header but without the "Date:", "Digest:", and "Sequence:" headers triggers a NullPointerException in verifyDigest() that is not caught by the worker thread's exception handler. This causes the advertise listener thread to terminate permanently. The failure is silent (isListening() continues to return true) and persists until the node is restarted. The crash occurs before the AdvertiseSecurityKey comparison, so deployments with a configured security key are still affected.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Disable multicast-based proxy advertisement and use static proxy configuration instead. When advertisement must be enabled, ensure the multicast network segment (default 224.0.1.105:23364) is properly isolated and not accessible from untrusted network segments.

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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in mod_cluster's AdvertiseListenerImpl (org.jboss.modcluster core module). A single crafted UDP multicast datagram with a valid HTTP status line and a "Server:" header but without the "Date:", "Digest:", and "Sequence:" headers triggers a NullPointerException in verifyDigest() that is not caught by the worker thread's exception handler. This causes the advertise listener thread to terminate permanently. The failure is silent (isListening() continues to return true) and persists until the node is restarted. The crash occurs before the AdvertiseSecurityKey comparison, so deployments with a configured security key are still affected.
Title Modcluster-core: mod_cluster advertise listener: unauthenticated dos via crafted multicast datagram
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Enterprise Web Server
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:5
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:6
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Enterprise Web Server
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T10:01:28.199Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T09:18:28.627Z

Link: CVE-2026-76166

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T10:16:38.150

Modified: 2026-08-19T10:16:38.150

Link: CVE-2026-76166

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