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

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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
    (CVE-2024-41172)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8824 advisory.

    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 is a platform for Java applications based on the WildFly     application runtime. This release of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 serves as a     replacement for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.3, and includes bug fixes and     enhancements. See the Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Release Notes for information     about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release.

    Security Fix(es):

    * org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-transports-http: unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients [eap-8.0.z]     (CVE-2024-41172)

    * com.nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt: large JWE p2c header value causes Denial of Service [eap-8.0.z]     (CVE-2023-52428)

    * wildfly-domain-http: wildfly: No timeout for EAP management interface may lead to Denial of Service     (DoS) [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2024-4029)

    * xalan: OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407) [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2022-34169)

    * org.keycloak/keycloak-services: Vulnerable Redirect URI Validation Results in Open Redirec [eap-8.0.z]     (CVE-2024-8883)

    * org.keycloak/keycloak-saml-core-public: Improper Verification of SAML Responses Leading to Privilege     Escalation in Keycloak [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2024-8698)

    * org.keycloak/keycloak-saml-core: Improper Verification of SAML Responses Leading to Privilege Escalation     in Keycloak [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2024-8698)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8823 advisory.

    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 is a platform for Java applications based on the WildFly     application runtime. This release of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 serves as a     replacement for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.3, and includes bug fixes and     enhancements. See the Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Release Notes for information     about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release.

    Security Fix(es):

    * org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-transports-http: unrestricted memory consumption in CXF HTTP clients [eap-8.0.z]     (CVE-2024-41172)

    * com.nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt: large JWE p2c header value causes Denial of Service [eap-8.0.z]     (CVE-2023-52428)

    * wildfly-domain-http: wildfly: No timeout for EAP management interface may lead to Denial of Service     (DoS) [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2024-4029)

    * xalan: OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407) [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2022-34169)

    * org.keycloak/keycloak-services: Vulnerable Redirect URI Validation Results in Open Redirec [eap-8.0.z]     (CVE-2024-8883)

    * org.keycloak/keycloak-saml-core-public: Improper Verification of SAML Responses Leading to Privilege     Escalation in Keycloak [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2024-8698)

    * org.keycloak/keycloak-saml-core: Improper Verification of SAML Responses Leading to Privilege Escalation     in Keycloak [eap-8.0.z] (CVE-2024-8698)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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 Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
410283	SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
410283	SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (GHSA-4mgg-fqfq-64hg)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
210414	RHEL 9 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Security update (Important) (RHSA-2024:8824)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
210339	RHEL 8 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.4 Security update (Important) (RHSA-2024:8823)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
204781	Apache CXF 3.6.x < 3.6.4, 4.0.x < 4.0.5 DoS	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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