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CVE-2024-41172

Apache CXF: Unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2024 at 08:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCXF

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

CXF· Apachemaven
95%
3.6.0 ≤ v < 3.6.43.6.0, 4.0.0 ≤ v < 3.6.4, 4.0.54.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.53.6.04.0.0
Affected range stops below 3.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.6.4, 4.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Vendor AdvisoryMailing List
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n2hvbrgwpdtcqdccod8by28ynnolybl6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/18/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0008/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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