CVE-2021-30468: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.
References
- cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/16/2
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-g23v-p5jq-jvh4
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f46ae38e4a6e80c069cdb320e0ce831b0a21a12ef0cc92c0943f34a@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4771084730c4cf6e59eda60b4407122c86f174eb750b24f610ba9ff4@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra833f78b3fa577cb43558cf343859a1bf70b1c5ce2353b3877d96422@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rac07822057521dccf33ab5d136e0e8c599a6e2c8ac75e44ffbdc6e07@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re5b2a2b77faa22684d47bd2ac6623135c615565328ff40a1ec705448@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
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- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30468
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0002/
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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