FKIE_CVE-2017-12624

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-11-14 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:03
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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".
References
security@apache.orghttp://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-12624.txt.ascIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@apache.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101859Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040486Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2423
security@apache.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2424
security@apache.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2425
security@apache.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2428
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-12624.txt.ascIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101859Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040486Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2423
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2424
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2425
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2428
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache cxf *
apache cxf *
apache cxf *
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    {
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          "product": "Apache CXF",
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "versions": [
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:03:39.240",
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