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

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Cxf
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2025

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What is CVE-2025-23184?

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.

References

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

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

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    First article discovered by GBHackers News

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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