High severity · published Jan 21, 2025
CVE-2025-23184
A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be…
7.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be closed and, if backed by temporary files, may fill up the file system (it applies to servers and clients).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CX
Cxf · Apache
before 3.5.10; 3.6.0 before 3.6.5; 4.0.0 before 4.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23184
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23184
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfs8l63rnctnj2skfrxyys7v8fgnt122
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/20/3
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250214-0003/
www.vicarius.io
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23184-detect-apache-cxf-vulnerability
www.vicarius.io
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-23184-mitigate-apache-cxf-vulnerability
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