Apache CXF Denial of service vulnerability in parsing JSON via JsonMapObjectReaderWriter
CVE-2021-30468

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Cxf
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 June 2021

Summary

A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.

Affected Version(s)

Apache CXF Apache CXF < 3.4.4

References

http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-3...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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