CVE-2021-30468

A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.

• CWE-400
• CWE-835

• http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.ascVendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/16/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f46ae38e4a6e80c069cdb320e0ce831b0a21a12ef0cc92c0943f34a%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4771084730c4cf6e59eda60b4407122c86f174eb750b24f610ba9ff4%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54c0f1cbbb9f381dfbedb9ea5e90ecb1c0a15371f40c4b10322ac737%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra833f78b3fa577cb43558cf343859a1bf70b1c5ce2353b3877d96422%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rac07822057521dccf33ab5d136e0e8c599a6e2c8ac75e44ffbdc6e07%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re5b2a2b77faa22684d47bd2ac6623135c615565328ff40a1ec705448%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re9e05c6cab5f0dcc827eba4e6fcf26fa0b493e7ca84d62c867a80d03%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0002/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.ascVendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/16/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f46ae38e4a6e80c069cdb320e0ce831b0a21a12ef0cc92c0943f34a%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4771084730c4cf6e59eda60b4407122c86f174eb750b24f610ba9ff4%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54c0f1cbbb9f381dfbedb9ea5e90ecb1c0a15371f40c4b10322ac737%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra833f78b3fa577cb43558cf343859a1bf70b1c5ce2353b3877d96422%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rac07822057521dccf33ab5d136e0e8c599a6e2c8ac75e44ffbdc6e07%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re5b2a2b77faa22684d47bd2ac6623135c615565328ff40a1ec705448%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re9e05c6cab5f0dcc827eba4e6fcf26fa0b493e7ca84d62c867a80d03%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0002/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jun 16, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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