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CVE-2024-47554: 
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability has been identified in Apache Commons IO, tracked as CVE-2024-47554. The vulnerability affects the org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class, which may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input. This issue impacts Apache Commons IO versions from 2.0 before 2.14.0 (Apache Security, OSS Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption issue (CWE-400). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. The vulnerability specifically affects the XmlStreamReader class within the Apache Commons IO library, which can be exploited to cause excessive CPU consumption when processing specially crafted malicious input (NetApp Security).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through excessive CPU resource consumption. The impact is primarily focused on system availability, with no direct effect on confidentiality or integrity of the system (NetApp Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Commons IO version 2.14.0 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. No alternative workarounds have been officially documented (Apache Security, OSS Security).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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