Improper Input Validation Affecting eap7-jbossws-cxf package, versions <0:5.1.10-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7JBOSSWSCXF-5335369
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed5 Feb 2018

Introduced: 5 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-12174  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-jbossws-cxf to version 0:5.1.10-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0480.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-jbossws-cxf package and not the eap7-jbossws-cxf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that when Artemis and HornetQ before 2.4.0 are configured with UDP discovery and JGroups discovery a huge byte array is created when receiving an unexpected multicast message. This may result in a heap memory exhaustion, full GC, or OutOfMemoryError.

CVSS Scores

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