Apache CXF Denial of service vulnerability in parsing JSON via JsonMapObjectReaderWriter

Summary

A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.

Timeline

1. Jun 16, 2021, 12:00 PM UTCCVE published
2. Aug 3, 2024, 10:32 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF

  fixed in 3.3.11

• org.apache.cxf:apache-cxfMaven

  From 3.4.0 · fixed in 3.4.4

• org.apache.cxf:apache-cxfMaven

  fixed in 3.3.11

• org.apache.cxf:cxfMaven

  From 3.4.0 · fixed in 3.4.4

• org.apache.cxf:cxfMaven

  fixed in 3.3.11

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