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Apache CXF: Denial of Service vulnerability with temporary files

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 21, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 21, 2025

Package

maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 3.5.10
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.5
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6

Patched versions

3.5.10
3.6.5
4.0.6

Description

A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be closed and, if backed by temporary files, may fill up the file system (it applies to servers and clients).

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 21, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 21, 2025
Last updated Jan 21, 2025
Reviewed Jan 21, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2025-23184

GHSA ID

GHSA-fh5r-crhr-qrrq

Source code

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