CVE-2014-3584
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.072 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The SamlHeaderInHandler in Apache CXF before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 3.0.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted SAML token in the authorization header of a request to a JAX-RS service.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs2.5.0 → 2.6.11osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs
- Maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs2.7.0 → 2.7.8osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs
- Maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs3.0.0 → 3.0.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-gw5j-77f9-v2g2Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in Apache CXF2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
The SamlHeaderInHandler in Apache CXF before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 3.0.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted SAML token in the authorization header of a request to a JAX-RS service.
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sources
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references (34)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3584.txt.asccnnvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/437cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61909cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10958165cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97753cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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