#VU11285 Data handling in Apache CXF - CVE-2017-12624 

 

#VU11285 Data handling in Apache CXF - CVE-2017-12624

Published: March 27, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11285
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12624
CWE-ID: CWE-19
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache CXF
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to data handling. A remote attacker can send specially crafted message attachment header and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Update to version 3.2.1 or 3.1.14.

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