MediumCVE-2024-26308

    Apache Commons Compress: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-2024-26308)

    Published Sources: BSI

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    What is affected, what to do

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress.This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

    Update Apache Commons Compress to version 1.26.0.

    Affected
    • Apache Commons Compress lt 1.21..1.26.0
    Fixed in
    • Apache Commons Compress 1.26.0

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    Metrics

    5.5

    XIEM Effective CVSS

    Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    5.5

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: BSI

    0.9 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 60.0

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    75.36 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    5.5 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    5.5
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.9 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    60.0
    High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    —
    Published
    CISA assessment (SSVC)
    Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: partial
    Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 22 February 2024
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-770

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress.This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

    Source: BSI WID Portal

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    Apache Software FoundationApache Commons Compress
    • 1.21 – < 1.26.0
    • 1.3 – ≤ 1.25.0
    • 1.26.0
    • —
    apachecommons_compress
    • 1.21 – < 1.26.0
    • 1.3 – < 1.26.0
    • 1.26.0
    • 1.26.0
    ApacheCommons Compress
    • < 1.26
    • 1.26
    AtlassianBitbucket
    • < 10.0.2
    • <8.19.25 (LTS)
    • <9.4.13 (LTS)
    • 10.0.2
    • —
    • —
    DellSecure Connect Gateway
    • < 5.34.00.16
    • 5.34.00.16
    IBMApp Connect Enterprise
    • < 11.0.0.26
    • < 12.0.12.2
    • 11.0.0.26
    • 12.0.12.2
    IBMLicense Metric Tool
    • 9.2
    • —
    IBMMaximo Asset Management
    • 7.6.1.3
    • —
    IBMQRadar SIEM
    • <7.5.0 UP13
    • —
    IBMSpectrum Protect Plus
    • < 10.1.16.3
    • 10.1.16.3
    IBMStorage Insights
    • < 20240412-0155
    • 20240412-0155
    IBMStorwize
    • V5000
    • —
    IBMTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
    • <8.1.0 FP34
    • —
    OracleCommunications
    • 12.11.0
    • 12.6.1.0.0
    • 14
    • 14.0.0.1
    • 15.0.0.0.0
    • 17.0.1
    • 23.4.0
    • 23.4.2
    • 23.4.3
    • 23.4.4
    • 24.1.0
    • 24.1.0.0.0
    • 24.1.1
    • 24.2.1
    • 24.2.2
    • 4.1.0
    • 4.2.0
    • 5.1
    • 5.2
    • 9.0.1.10.0
    • 9.1.0
    • 9.1.1.3.0
    • 9.1.1.9.0
    • 9.1.5
    • 9.2.0
    • 9.3.0
    • < 10.4.0.4
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
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    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • 10.4.0.4
    OracleCommunications Applications
    • 15.0.0.0
    • 15.0.1.0
    • 3.0.2.0.0
    • —
    • —
    • —
    From bundled advisories, not CVE-specific (7)

    Product list of a bundled advisory that does not state which product this CVE affects.

    Products from bundled advisories
    Affected versionsFixed in
    IBMFileNet Content Manager
    • 5.5.12
    • 5.5.8
    • 5.6.0
    • —
    • —
    • —
    OracleFusion Middleware
    • 12.2.1.19.0
    • 12.2.1.4.0
    • 14.1.1.0.0
    • 8.5.7
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    LinuxLinux—
    macOSMacOS X—
    LinuxUNIX—
    WindowsWindows—

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

      Base

      The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-770

    References & sources

    • lists.suse.comSUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:0726-1 vom 2024-02-29BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7142168 vom 2024-03-15BSI
    • alas.aws.amazon.comAmazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2024-2493 vom 2024-03-19BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7144238 vom 2024-03-19BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1509 vom 2024-03-26BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1662 vom 2024-04-03BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1923 vom 2024-04-18BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1924 vom 2024-04-18BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1797 vom 2024-04-22BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1948 vom 2024-04-22BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:2833 vom 2024-05-14BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7154409 vom 2024-05-20BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7149302 vom 2024-05-24BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:3527 vom 2024-05-30BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7156291 vom 2024-06-03BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7157504 vom 2024-06-14BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7156539 vom 2024-06-18BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:3989 vom 2024-06-20BSI
    • access.redhat.comRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:4057 vom 2024-06-24BSI
    • ibm.comIBM Security Bulletin 7159673 vom 2024-07-04BSI

    Linked CVEs

    Linked CVEs
    MediumCVE-2024-26308Apache Commons Compress: OutOfMemoryError unpacking broken Pack200 file5.5—
    HighCVE-2024-25710Apache Commons Compress: Denial of service caused by an infinite loop for a corrupted DUMP file8.1—
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