CVE-2026-42403

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.
References
Link Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 May 2026, 18:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo - () https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apache neethi
Apache

01 May 2026, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7 -

01 May 2026, 09:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-01 09:16

Updated : 2026-05-01 18:08


NVD link : CVE-2026-42403

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42403

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42403


JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

  • neethi
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption