Resource Exhaustion Affecting eap7-wildfly package, versions <0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7WILDFLY-5307549
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed23 Jul 2020

Introduced: 23 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-14297  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-wildfly to version 0:7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:3462.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was discovered in Wildfly's EJB Client as shipped with Red Hat JBoss EAP 7, where some specific EJB transaction objects may get accumulated over the time and can cause services to slow down and eventaully unavailable. An attacker can take advantage and cause denial of service attack and make services unavailable.

CVSS Scores

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