CXF: Denial of Service (DoS) via invalid JAX-RS SAML tokens
Published Oct 30, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.18%
Description
The SamlHeaderInHandler in Apache CXF before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 3.0.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted SAML token in the authorization header of a request to a JAX-RS service.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.10
- 2.6.1
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 3.0.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0400
OpenShift Enterprise 1
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
cxf
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
Web Services
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
activemq
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
openshift-origin-cartridge-amq
Affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
openshift-origin-cartridge-fuse
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0400 |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | cxf | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Web Services | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | activemq | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-amq | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-fuse | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect Apache CXF as shipped with Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 and 6; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5; Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5; Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6; Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 and 6; Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6; Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6; Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 and Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6 as the REST Web Services endpoints are not available. Fuse ESB Enterprise 7 is now in Maintenance Support phase receiving only qualified Important and Critical impact security fixes. This issue has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Fuse Product Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/fusesource/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07177) | 94.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07177) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05595) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.31% (0.08314) | 86.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05595) | 89.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 86.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 85.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 87.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01780) | 86.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 85.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 83.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 66.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3584.txt.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/437 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61909 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70738 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3584 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157330 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97753 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw5j-77f9-v2g2 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/0b3894f57388b9955f2c33b2295223f2835cd7b3
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/47b127dbdb4a10d282be92f2ebbe646f8cf6b03e
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-5390
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3584
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3584
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