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TI-2024-27518 Aliases CVE-2024-41172GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg

Apache CXF: Unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In versions of Apache CXF before 3.6.4 and 4.0.5 (3.5.x and lower versions are not impacted), a CXF HTTP client conduit may prevent HTTPClient instances from being garbage collected and it is possible that memory consumption will continue to increase, eventually causing the application to run out of memory

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01197 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache CXF (Apache Software Foundation): 3.6.4, 4.0.5org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven): 4.0.5, 3.6.4Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache CXF3.6.0, 4.0.0 to before 3.6.4, 4.0.53.6.4, 4.0.5Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven)4.0.0 to before 4.0.54.0.5Patch availableGHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg
—org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven)3.6.0 to before 3.6.43.6.4Patch availableGHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg
  • Apache CXF VendorApache Affected 3.6.0, 4.0.0 to before 3.6.4, 4.0.5 Fixed in 3.6.4, 4.0.5 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.5 Fixed in 4.0.5 Patch available GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg
  • org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.6.0 to before 3.6.4 Fixed in 3.6.4 Patch available GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 to before 3.6.4; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.5VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 to before 3.6.4; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache CXF (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.6.4, 4.0.5
  • Fix · GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (Maven) Fixed in 3.6.4 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:8826 Released 2024-11-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • RHSA-2024:8823 Released 2024-11-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.0 for RHEL 8 eap8-activemq-artemis-2.33.0-1.redhat_00015.1.el8eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-cli-2.33.0-1.redhat_00015.1.el8eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-commons-2.33.0-1.redhat_00015.1.el8eap +47
  • RHSA-2024:8824 Released 2024-11-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.0 for RHEL 9 eap8-activemq-artemis-2.33.0-1.redhat_00015.1.el9eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-cli-2.33.0-1.redhat_00015.1.el9eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-commons-2.33.0-1.redhat_00015.1.el9eap +47
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2024:7052 Released 2024-09-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4 for Quarkus 3.8 update is now available (RHBQ 3.8.6.GA)
    • Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat build of QuarkusAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.0 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:8823
Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.0 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:8824
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8Fixed RHSA-2024:8826
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3Fixed RHSA-2024:7052
Not affected: 9 products
  • Red Hat Build of Keycloak
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2019-09264 Incorrect authorization in Apache CXF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10930 Apache CXF Reflected XSS in the services listing page via the styleSheetPath CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2010-01990 Apache CXF 2.0.x before 2.0.13, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, and 2.2.x before 2.2.9, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-22907 Apache CXF SSRF Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-47481 Apache CXF: Unsafe deserialization of inbound JMS ObjectMessage CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-31053 Apache CXF: Untrusted JMS configuration can lead to RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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