CVE-2026-107937
In Apache CXF, the parser for multipart/MTOM attachment part headers did not fully enforce the configured attachment-max-header-size (default 300 characters) and attachment-headers-max-count (default 500) limits. The size limit was applied only to each physical line, not to a header value built from continuation lines or to the combined values of a repeated header. The count limit was checked against the number of distinct header names, not the total number of header lines. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could send a multipart request with very large folded or repeated part headers. The server would then allocate memory without bound, causing a denial of service. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.4 or 4.1.9 or 3.6.13, which fix this issue.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.5 High
- Status
- Analyzed - security@apache.org
- Published
- 2026-10-09
- Last modified
- 2026-10-16
- Weaknesses
- CWE-770
Affected products
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/x9twtpv3d04qj83t6w9xkh9y2q28zztj
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/09/12
