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.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Apache Neethi: Circular Policy Reference Infinite Loop | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
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Updated: 2026-05-01T09:44:07.608Z
Reserved: 2026-04-27T10:33:09.134Z
Link: CVE-2026-42403
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-01T09:16:17.137
Modified: 2026-05-01T09:16:17.137
Link: CVE-2026-42403
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