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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| apache | neethi | maven/org.apache.neethi:neethi: < 3.2.2 |
Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability
| Vendor | Product | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | websphere application | cert_advisory | 90% |
| ibm | websphere application server liberty | cert_advisory | 90% |
Updated affected versions to 'before 3.2.2' and marked exploit availability and active exploitation as true.
Updated affected versions to include 3.2.1 and noted that no exploit exists.
Initial creation
