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CVE-2019-12406: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

November 8, 2019 (updated June 17, 2021)

Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 does not restrict the number of message attachments present in a given message. This leaves open the possibility of a denial of service type attack, where a malicious user crafts a message containing a very large number of message attachments. From the 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 releases, a default limit of 50 message attachments is enforced. This is configurable via the message property “attachment-max-count”.

References

  • cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12406.txt.asc
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-58p8-9g59-q2hr
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r92238967ba2783d3ab5a483f2e17f5fdaa8ace98990f69f9e8e15de0@%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rabc395b38acb7f2465bfbf0bc16d6e1e95720c89bea87abe8808eeea@%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2a6dab1f781f55326543c56dc29ea677759439ddfeba920c83037e6@%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca465c9d1e1969281338522b76701c85a07abd045c494261137236e0@%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12406
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.2.11, all versions starting from 3.3.0 before 3.3.4

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.11
  • 3.3.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.2.11, 3.3.4 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

maven/org.apache.cxf/apache-cxf/CVE-2019-12406.yml

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