In Spring for Apache Kafka, missing header validation in DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory enables denial of service via a poison-pill loop (Spring Spring for Apache Kafka)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.42 % · percentile 36 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory reads the retry_topic-original-timestamp header from an inbound ConsumerRecord and passes its raw bytes directly to new BigInteger(header.value()) with no length or format validation. Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0 Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0 - 4.0.6 Spring for Apache Kafka 3.0.0 - 3.3.16 Spring for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 - 2.9.14 Spring for Apache Kafka 2.8.12 and earlier
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-67199
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-59317
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.8.12cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.9.0 ≤ 2.9.14cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.0.0 ≤ 3.3.16cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.0.7cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring · Spring for Apache Kafka | affected 4.1.0 ; affected 4.0.0 ≤ 4.0.6 ; affected 3.0.0 ≤ 3.3.16 ; affected 2.9.0 ≤ 2.9.14 ; affected 0 ≤ 2.8.12 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |