apache cxf CVE-2021-30468 in Apache and Oracle Products
Published on June 16, 2021

Apache CXF Denial of service vulnerability in parsing JSON via JsonMapObjectReaderWriter

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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.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

CVE-2021-30468 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2021-30468

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Apache CXF
 
Apache Tomee
 
Oracle Business Intelligence
 
Oracle Communications Element Manager
 
Oracle Communications Messaging Server
 

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
1.90%
Percentile
82.94%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.