# CVE-2017-1000118: Akka HTTP versions \<= 10.0.5 Illegal Media Range in Accept Header Causes StackOverflowError Leading to Denial of Service

- Also known as: GHSA-GFX6-PH4Q-Q54Q
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.0.6
- Published: 2017-10-04 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core\_2.12 (Maven): fixed in 10.0.6
- com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core\_2.11 (Maven): fixed in 10.0.6

## Description

Akka HTTP versions <= 10.0.5 Illegal Media Range in Accept Header Causes StackOverflowError Leading to Denial of Service

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core\_2.12, com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core\_2.11, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/10.0.6/security/2017-05-03-illegal-media-range-in-accept-header-causes-stackoverflowerror.html

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