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CVE-2020-25689

A memory leak flaw was found in WildFly in all versions up to 21.0.0.Final, where host-controller tries to reconnect in

A memory leak flaw was found in WildFly in all versions up to 21.0.0.Final, where host-controller tries to reconnect in a loop, generating new connections which are not properly closed while not able to connect to domain-controller. This flaw allows an attacker to cause an Out of memory (OOM) issue, leading to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00238
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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Affected Products & Versions

10
redhat wildfly<= 21.0.0
redhat fuseall versions
redhat jboss data gridall versions
redhat jboss enterprise application platformall versions
redhat jboss fuseall versions
redhat openshift application runtimesall versions
redhat single sign-onall versions
netapp active iq unified managerall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.wildfly:wildfly-dist MODERATE fixed in 21.0.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25689bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Nov 2020 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

7
rhsaRHSA-2022:5532Important
rhsaRHSA-2021:0327Important
rhsaRHSA-2021:0247Important
rhsaRHSA-2021:0248Important
rhsaRHSA-2021:0250Important
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201123-0006/Third Party Advisory
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