CVE-2019-12406: Potential DOS attack due to unrestricted attachment count in messages

CVE-2019-12406 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-11-08

Potential DOS attack due to unrestricted attachment count in messages

Technologies: org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven), org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-12406 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-12406 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-12406?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 November 2019.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.11; org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.11.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-12406?
Yes. org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.11 or later; org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-12406?
Check whether you run org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven) or org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.11 or later
    # set org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf to 3.2.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.11 or later
    # set org.apache.cxf:cxf to 3.2.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.11
  • org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.11

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-12406
  • GHSA-58p8-9g59-q2hr

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