CVE-2014-0086 JBoss RichFaces Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion by sending malformed push requests to JBoss RichFaces applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0086?
CVE-2014-0086 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The doFilter function in webapp/PushHandlerFilter.java in JBoss RichFaces 4.3.4, 4.3.5, and 5.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory error) via a large number of malformed atmosphere push requests.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0086?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.richfaces:richfaces. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.richfaces:richfaces Maven | From 4.3.4 to 4.3.5 | None |
org.richfaces:richfaces Maven | From 4.3.4 to 4.3.5 | None |
org.richfaces:richfaces Maven | From 5.0.0.Alpha1 | 5.0.0.Alpha3 |
org.richfaces:richfaces Maven | From 5.0.0.Alpha1 | 5.0.0.Alpha3 |
Products include Redhat Jboss Web Framework Kit, Redhat Richfaces.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0086?
Upgrade org.richfaces:richfaces to 5.0.0.Alpha3 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-0086 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0086 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfxv-f945-4qv6.