Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2024 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2024-41172Apache CXF: Unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak in Apache CXF from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In versions of Apache CXF before 3.6.4 and 4.0.5 (3.5.x and lower versions are not impacted), a CXF HTTP client conduit may prevent HTTPClient instances from being garbage collected and it is possible that memory consumption will continue to increase, eventually causing the application to run out of memory
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http | 4.0.5 | GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http | 3.6.4 | GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CXF | 3.6.0, 4.0.0 – before 3.6.4, 4.0.5 |
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L