Memory Leak

2024-07-2116:40:28

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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memory leak

apache cxf

httpclient

denial of service

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

38.6%

JSON

org.apache.cxf: cxf-rt-transports-http is vulnerable to a Memory Leak. The vulnerability is caused due to the lack of proper shutdown handling for HTTPClient instances, which may lead to continuous memory consumption increase and eventually cause the application to run out of memory, resulting in Denial of Service.