Apache CXF GV: HTTPClient memory leak: before 3.6.4/4.0.5
CVE-2024-41172 Published on July 19, 2024
Apache CXF: Unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients
In versions of Apache CXF before 3.6.4 and 4.0.5 (3.5.x and lower versions are not impacted), a CXF HTTP client conduit may prevent HTTPClient instances from being garbage collected and it is possible that memory consumption will continue to increase, eventually causing the application to run out of memory
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-41172 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?
The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.
CVE-2024-41172 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-41172
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF:- Version 3.6.0, 4.0.0 and below 3.6.4, 4.0.5 is affected.
- Version 3.6.0 and below 3.6.4 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0 and below 4.0.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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