Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache CXF Software
CVE-2025-23184

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Cxf
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2025

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Summary

A vulnerability in Apache CXF could lead to denial of service due to unclosed CachedOutputStream instances. This issue may arise in specific scenarios where these instances, when tied to temporary files, fail to close properly. As a result, the affected systems—both servers and clients—could experience file system saturation, potentially hindering their operational capabilities.

Affected Version(s)

Apache CXF 0 < 3.5.10

Apache CXF 3.6.0 < 3.6.5

Apache CXF 4.0.0 < 4.0.6

News Articles

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Apache CXF Vulnerability Triggers DoS Attack

Colm O hEigeartaigh announced a critical vulnerability affecting various versions of Apache CXF, a widely-used framework for building web services.

2 weeks ago

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfs8l63rnctnj2skfrxyys7v8...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • đź“°

    First article discovered by GBHackers News

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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