Although remote policy references are not retrieved during policy normalization, if they are manually retrieved via the API it can cause a denial of service attack if a huge policy is retrieved. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue by imposing a default maximum size on data read from remote policy references.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/80xwwbhkqvbwkkmco6yl6fr5xkpdysjf Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · apacheNVD modified 2026-10-24 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/80xwwbhkqvbwkkmco6yl6fr5xkpdysjf Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory