Apache Commons IO: Possible denial of service attack on untrusted input to XmlStreamReader
Published Oct 3, 2024
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.31%
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO.
The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input.
This issue affects Apache Commons IO: from 2.0 before 2.14.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue.
Affected products
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- Version 2.0StatusaffectedConstraints<2.14.0
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons IO | unaffected |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.14.0
Configuration 2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 9
- 10
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.22
commons-io/commons-io:2.16.1.redhat-00001
Fixed · RHSA-2025:4552
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2024:8826
Streams for Apache Kafka 2.8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2024:9571
Streams for Apache Kafka 2.9.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2025:2416
A-MQ Clients 2
commons-io
Fix deferred
Cryostat 3
commons-io
Fix deferred
Cryostat 4
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
commons-io
Not affected
Red Hat AMQ Clients
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat Data Grid 8
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
apache-commons-io
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
apache-commons-io
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
javapackages-tools:201801/apache-commons-io
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
maven:3.8/apache-commons-io
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
apache-commons-io
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
maven:3.8/apache-commons-io
Will not fix
Red Hat Fuse 7
commons-io
Out of support scope
Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
commons-io
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6
jws6-tomcat-jakartaee-migration
Fix deferred
Red Hat Process Automation 7
commons-io
Out of support scope
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
commons-io
Out of support scope
Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
quarkus-cxf-bom
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Debezium 2
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Debezium 3
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8
commons-io
Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Quarkus
quarkus-bom
Fix deferred
streams for Apache Kafka
commons-io
Fix deferred
streams for Apache Kafka 2
commons-io
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.22 | commons-io/commons-io:2.16.1.redhat-00001 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4552 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8826 |
| Streams for Apache Kafka 2.8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9571 |
| Streams for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2416 |
| A-MQ Clients 2 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Cryostat 3 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Cryostat 4 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | commons-io | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat AMQ Clients | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Data Grid 8 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | apache-commons-io | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | apache-commons-io | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | javapackages-tools:201801/apache-commons-io | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | maven:3.8/apache-commons-io | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | apache-commons-io | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | maven:3.8/apache-commons-io | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | commons-io | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | commons-io | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 | jws6-tomcat-jakartaee-migration | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | commons-io | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | commons-io | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | quarkus-cxf-bom | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Debezium 2 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Debezium 3 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | quarkus-bom | Fix deferred | n/a |
| streams for Apache Kafka | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
| streams for Apache Kafka 2 | commons-io | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
1 other source (GHSA) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 3, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 69.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01249) | 65.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 34.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.39% (0.01393) | 78.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 33.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/03/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47554 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2316271 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78wr-2p64-hpwj Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6ozr91rr9cj5lm0zyhv30bsp317hk5z1 vendor-advisoryMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47554
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0010 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47554
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/03/2 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47554 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2316271 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78wr-2p64-hpwj | Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/6ozr91rr9cj5lm0zyhv30bsp317hk5z1 | vendor-advisoryMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47554 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0010 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47554 |
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