CVE-2026-95616 (GCVE-0-2026-95616)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 12:25 – Updated: 2026-09-30 13:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache WSS4J: Unauthenticated denial of service via integer overflow in DER parsing of X.509 certificate extensions
Summary
An integer overflow in WSS4J's DER bounds check lets an oversized allocation pass validation. An unauthenticated attacker can send a SOAP message carrying an X.509 certificate whose SubjectKeyIdentifier extension declares a length of 0x7FFFFFFF; WSS4J decodes this while resolving the signature's key reference, before the message is authenticated, so an eleven-byte extension triggers a 2 GB allocation. Repeated requests exhaust server memory.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-30 12:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/sdf0fsphkg4q… | vendor-advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache WSS4J |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < 4.0.2
(semver)
Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.0.6 (semver) Affected: 0 , < 2.4.4 (semver) |
guessed |
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