CVE-2024-41172: Apache CXF: Unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-41172 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache cxf. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 19-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- CVE.orgCNA5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.20% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apache1 product
- cxf≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.4 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.5
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache cxf≥ 3.6.0, 4.0.0, < 3.6.4, 4.0.5
Org.apache.cxf1 product
- cxf-rt-transports-http≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.5 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.4
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links
- github.com/apache/cxfPACKAGE