CVE-2017-12624

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: November 14, 2017 (3103 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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".

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

apache cxf

References

🔗 cxf.apache.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 access.redhat.com 🔗 access.redhat.com