CVE-2026-107937: Apache CXF: The attachment header size and count limits can be bypassed, which allows denial of service through memory exha

CVE-2026-107937: Apache CXF: The attachment header size and count limits can be bypassed, which allows denial of service through memory exhaustion.

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Summary by Cyber Security News9 Oct 2026, 12:27 CET

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Posted by Colm O hEigeartaigh on Oct 09 Severity: low Affected versions: - Apache CXF 4.2.0 before 4.2.4 - Apache CXF 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 - Apache CXF before 3.6.13 Description: 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...

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