CXF: HTML content posted to SOAP endpoint could cause OOM errors

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Apache CXF created error messages for certain POST requests. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request which, when processed by an application using Apache CXF, could consume an excessive amount of memory on the system, possibly...

CXF: UsernameTokens are sent in plaintext with a Symmetric EncryptBeforeSigning policy

It was discovered that UsernameTokens were sent in plain text by an Apache CXF client that used a Symmetric EncryptBeforeSigning password policy. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to obtain the user name and password used by the client application using Apache CXF...

CXF: Improper security semantics enforcement of SAML SubjectConfirmation methods

It was found that Apache WSS4J Web Services Security for Java, as used by Apache CXF with the TransportBinding, did not, by default, properly enforce all security requirements associated with SAML SubjectConfirmation methods. A remote attacker could use this flaw to perform various types of...

CXF: The SecurityTokenService accepts certain invalid SAML Tokens as valid

It was found that the SecurityTokenService STS, provided as a part of Apache CXF, could under certain circumstances accept invalid SAML tokens as valid. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted SAML token to gain access to an application that uses STS for validation of SAML tokens...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-6153 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-6153 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server hostname matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...

CXF: HTML content posted to SOAP endpoint could cause OOM errors

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Apache CXF created error messages for certain POST requests. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request which, when processed by an application using Apache CXF, could consume an excessive amount of memory on the system, possibly...

CXF: UsernameTokens are sent in plaintext with a Symmetric EncryptBeforeSigning policy

It was discovered that UsernameTokens were sent in plain text by an Apache CXF client that used a Symmetric EncryptBeforeSigning password policy. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to obtain the user name and password used by the client application using Apache CXF...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-6153 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-6153 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server hostname matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.1.0 security and bug fix update

Red Hat JBoss Fuse and A-MQ 6.1.0 Rollup Patch 2 R2, which includes several bug fixes, enhancements, and resolves two security issues, is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-6153 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-6153 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server hostname matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5783 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server host name matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...

MGASA-2014-0557 Updated cxf packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated cxf packages fix security vulnerabilities: An Apache CXF JAX-RS service can process SAML tokens received in the authorization header of a request via the SamlHeaderInHandler. However it is possible to cause an infinite loop in the parsing of this header by passing certain bad values for t...

Updated cxf packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated cxf packages fix security vulnerabilities: An Apache CXF JAX-RS service can process SAML tokens received in the authorization header of a request via the SamlHeaderInHandler. However it is possible to cause an infinite loop in the parsing of this header by passing certain bad values for t...

RHEL 5 / 6 / 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 (RHSA-2014:2019)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 / 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2014:2019 advisory. Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 is a platform for Java applications based on JBoss Application Server 7. It was...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 security update

Updated Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 packages that fix three security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

CXF: Improper security semantics enforcement of SAML SubjectConfirmation methods

It was found that Apache WSS4J Web Services Security for Java, as used by Apache CXF with the TransportBinding, did not, by default, properly enforce all security requirements associated with SAML SubjectConfirmation methods. A remote attacker could use this flaw to perform various types of...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5783 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server host name matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 security update

An update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 that fixes three security issues is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which giv...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-6153 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-6153 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server hostname matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...

CXF: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-6153 fix

It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-6153 was incomplete: the code added to check that the server hostname matches the domain name in a subject's Common Name CN field in X.509 certificates was flawed. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially...