Apache Neethi: Circular Policy Reference Infinite Loop

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    "cveId": "CVE-2026-42403",
    "assignerOrgId": "f0158376-9dc2-43b6-827c-5f631a4d8d09",
    "assignerShortName": "apache",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-05-01T09:44:07.608Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-04-27T10:33:09.134Z",
    "datePublished": "2026-05-01T08:38:16.035Z",
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      "title": "Apache Neethi: Circular Policy Reference Infinite Loop",
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          "value": "Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions. When a WS-Policy document contains circular policy references (where Policy A references Policy B which references Policy A), the policy normalization process can enter an infinite loop or cause excessive recursion, leading to a stack overflow or application hang. An attacker can craft malicious policy documents with circular references to cause a Denial of Service condition\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.",
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              "value": "Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions. When a WS-Policy document contains circular policy references (where Policy A references Policy B which references Policy A), the policy normalization process can enter an infinite loop or cause excessive recursion, leading to a stack overflow or application hang. An attacker can craft malicious policy documents with circular references to cause a Denial of Service condition<br><br>Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue."
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      "affected": [
        {
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache Neethi",
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
          "packageName": "org.apache.neethi:neethi",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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              "status": "affected",
              "versionType": "semver",
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              "description": "CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption",
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          "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo",
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            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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