GHSA-2hfh-9h53-qc24
Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions.
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.neethi:neethi | < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions. When a WS-Policy document contains circular policy references (where Policy A references Policy B which references Policy A), the policy normalization process can enter an infinite loop or cause excessive recursion, leading to a stack overflow or application hang. An attacker can craft malicious policy documents with circular references to cause a Denial of Service condition
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.