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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-25710
CVE-2024-25710:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Apache Commons Compress contains a Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) vulnerability affecting versions 1.3 through 1.25.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Yakov Shafranovich from Amazon Web Services and was assigned CVE-2024-25710. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26.0 which fixes the issue (Apache Advisory, OSS Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition). It has received varying CVSS scores: NIST assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, while Apache Software Foundation rated it at 8.1 (HIGH) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through an infinite loop when processing corrupted DUMP files (NetApp Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The recommended mitigation is to upgrade Apache Commons Compress to version 1.26.0 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. No alternative workarounds have been published (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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