CVE-2024-41172

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

• v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
• v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
• v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
• v3.1•LOW•Score: 3.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.20%• Percentile: 64%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

  The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected Systems

• apache software foundation•apache cxf

  ≥ 3.6.0, 4.0.0, < 3.6.4, 4.0.5

• apache•cxf

  ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.4 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.5

• org.apache.cxf•cxf-rt-transports-http

  ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.5 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.4

References (5)

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/n2hvbrgwpdtcqdccod8by28ynnolybl6
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0008/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/18/4
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41172
• https://github.com/apache/cxf