Description
Apache CXF before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large request with the Content-Type set to text/html to a SOAP endpoint, which triggers an error.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-cxf | 2.7.11-3.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | hibernate4-eap6 +4 | 4.2.7-9.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-aesh | 0.33.12-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-as-ee +60 | 7.3.4-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-security-negotiation | 2.2.10-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-xnio-base | 3.0.10-1.GA_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-javadocs | 7.3.4-1.Final_redhat_1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossts | 1:4.17.15-5.Final_redhat_5.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossweb | 7.3.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | picketbox | 4.0.19-8.SP8_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | resteasy | 2.3.7.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | weld-core | 1.1.17-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | wss4j | 1.6.15-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:0799, RHSA-2014:0798 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | < 2.6.14 | 2.6.14 | GHSA-5wqf-h3r3-gxvh |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.11 | 2.7.11 | GHSA-5wqf-h3r3-gxvh |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2014:0798 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · May 15, 2026
- RHSA-2014:0799 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.4 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · May 15, 2026
References
- RHSA-2015:0850 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:0851 vendor-advisory
- https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-0109.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1398873370740&api=v2
- 1030201 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2014:1351 vendor-advisory
- [cxf-commits] 20200116 svn commit: r1055336 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12423.txt.asc security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20200319 svn commit: r1058035 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20200401 svn commit: r1058573 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-1954.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20201112 svn commit: r1067927 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20210402 svn commit: r1073270 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-22696.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20210616 svn commit: r1075801 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list