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cxf: Improper size validation in message attachment header for JAX-WS and JAX-RS services

Published Nov 14, 2017

Description

Apache CXF supports sending and receiving attachments via either the JAX-WS or JAX-RS specifications. It is possible to craft a message attachment header that could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack on a CXF web service provider. Both JAX-WS and JAX-RS services are vulnerable to this attack. From Apache CXF 3.2.1 and 3.1.14, message attachment headers that are greater than 300 characters will be rejected by default. This value is configurable via the property "attachment-max-header-size".

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apache
Published Nov 14, 2017
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Aug 7, 2017
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Nov 14, 2017
GHSA-7VGJ-8MW4-HG8R