Apache Geronimo Hash Collisions Cause DoS
Apache Geronimo 2.2.1 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-4461.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.geronimo:geronimo | < 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5034
- https://github.com/FireFart/HashCollision-DOS-POC/blob/master/HashtablePOC.py
- https://github.com/apache/geronimo
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r20957aa5962a48328f199e2373f408aeeae601a45dd5275a195e2b6e@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r360b70489bad65286b49ceb5303a849d2a7ec7d1292774a7259579e1@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c541f019b74902e8e61d73e40ecc2837dfce1b744ad5546919b993c@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4fe6b5ff1d48e23337304fd5ac983d89328aecbd1fa198cfc966fbd7@%3Cdev.geronimo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r653f633aa7b6ccbb8c338dbfcea7a00e4ae9d6f3e064a03cab8dc20d@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r67747af92035942c9c413bd8394acbb8a1ace5833c0177014c825bc2@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8dc1a0ae0e0cf9d2494b8cbd66562f99331c4cf635e7781850a9b9ba@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra10015f6f3c3c88b7d813383554e87c06347fe163487148669189b8e@%3Cdev.geronimo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1fe29f6399b68980f914d8613dee7f67d62a1a97722fe9cd56f4f5f@%3Cdev.geronimo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb0e85243d7268f1d7a1edb5e6c7df885dbd300acabaaf4cb0e880518@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdd67ea3e489134f653349fc2cb09828ac8462aa61dd776b505a3297a@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120105151644/http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130213132312/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0181.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.geronimo:geronimo- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v3h8-rw48-h4gr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.geronimo:geronimo
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
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