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)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (39th
percentile)
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- published 19 Jul 2024
- disclosed 19 Jul 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 19 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-41172 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.