Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak') Affecting org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http package, versions [3.6.0,3.6.4)[4.0.0,4.0.5)
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- published19 Jul 2024
- disclosed19 Jul 2024
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Introduced: 19 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-41172 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http to version 3.6.4, 4.0.5 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http is an open source services framework.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak') due to the improper management of memory resources in the HTTP client conduit. An attacker can cause the application to consume excessive memory and potentially crash by repeatedly creating HTTPClient instances without proper cleanup.