Uncontrolled CPU in Apache Commons IO <2.14.0 - XmlStreamReader
CVE-2024-47554 Published on October 3, 2024
Apache Commons IO: Possible denial of service attack on untrusted input to XmlStreamReader
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO.
The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input.
This issue affects Apache Commons IO: from 2.0 before 2.14.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-47554 is exploitable with network access, requires 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 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-2024-47554 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons IO:- Version 2.0 and below 2.14.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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