Apache CXF up to 2.6.13/2.7.10 SOAP HTML Content resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apache CXF up to 2.6.13/2.7.10 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SOAP Handler. The manipulation as part of HTML Content leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-0109. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache CXF up to 2.6.13/2.7.10 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component SOAP Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTML Content leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache CXF before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request with the Content-Type set to text/html to a SOAP endpoint, which triggers an error.

The weakness was presented 05/07/2014 as HTML content posted to SOAP endpoint could cause OOM errors as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cxf.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0109 since 12/03/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76292 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:0798)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236340 (Red Hat Update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 (RHSA-2014:0799)).

Upgrading to version 2.6.14 or 2.7.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93567), Tenable (76292), SecurityFocus (BID 67236†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45365†). See VDB-13164, VDB-67258, VDB-70295 and VDB-70294 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 76292
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:0798)
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Upgrade: CXF 2.6.14/2.7.11

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: HTML content posted to SOAP endpoint could cause OOM errors
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13163
X-Force: 93567
SecurityFocus: 67236 - Apache CXF CVE-2014-0109 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030201 - Apache CXF SOAP Processing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 45365 - Apache CXF Remote Denial of Service via a Large Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2014 13:21
Updated: 06/19/2021 11:05
Changes: 05/07/2014 13:21 (69), 06/01/2017 16:05 (8), 06/19/2021 11:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:376:103

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