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.
References
Link Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/x9twtpv3d04qj83t6w9xkh9y2q28zztj Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/09/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

16 Oct 2026, 18:10

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First Time Apache cxf
Apache
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/x9twtpv3d04qj83t6w9xkh9y2q28zztj - () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/x9twtpv3d04qj83t6w9xkh9y2q28zztj - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Mailing List
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/09/12 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/09/12 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

15 Oct 2026, 18:17

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CWE CWE-770
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5

09 Oct 2026, 12:17

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/09/12 -

09 Oct 2026, 11:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-09 11:17

Updated : 2026-10-16 18:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-107937

Mitre link : CVE-2026-107937

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-107937


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Products Affected

apache

  • cxf
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling