CVE-2024-4227
gSOAP: Vulnerable to specially crafted unencrypted SDC messages
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
gSOAP: Vulnerable to specially crafted unencrypted SDC messages
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2024-4227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-32779
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
EUVD-2024-32779- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v23x-2mww-cc32
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a...
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
GHSA-v23x-2mww-cc32- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2024-4227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2024-4227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-4227
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-4227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2026-1189
gsoap security update
The gSOAP Web services development toolkit offers an XML to C/C++ language binding to ease the development of SOAP/XML Web services in C and C/C++.
Security Fix(es):
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.(CVE-2024-4227)
- Record
OESA-2026-1189- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-4227
In Genivia gSOAP with a specific configuration an unauthenticated remote attacker can generate a high CPU load when forcing to parse an XML having duplicate ID attributes which can lead to a DoS.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gsoapDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.124-22.8.132-12.8.132-22.8.132-2.12.8.132-2.1~exp1 Show 6 moreShow less2.8.132-32.8.135-12.8.135-22.8.139-12.8.142-12.8.142-2 |
None known |
gsoapDebian:13 |
before 2.8.135-1 | 2.8.135-1 |
gsoapDebian:14 |
before 2.8.135-1 | 2.8.135-1 |
gsoapopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 2.8.139-1.oe2003sp4 | 2.8.139-1.oe2003sp4 |
gsoapopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 2.8.139-1.oe2203sp4 | 2.8.139-1.oe2203sp4 |
gsoapopenEuler:24.03-LTS |
before 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp3 | 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp3 |
gsoapopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp1 | 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp1 |
gsoapopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP2 |
before 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp2 | 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp2 |
gsoapopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3 |
before 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp3 | 2.8.139-1.oe2403sp3 |
gsoapUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.22-12.8.22-22.8.28-1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gsoapUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.49-12.8.60-2build1 |
None known |
gsoapUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.75-22.8.91-2 |
None known |
gsoapUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.104-32.8.117-22.8.117-2build1 |
None known |
gsoapUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.124-22.8.132-22.8.132-2.12.8.132-2.1build12.8.132-2.1build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-4227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Genivia Gsoap, published January 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in gsoap 2.8.135-1.
References
sourceforge.net/p/gsoap2/code/HEAD/tree/changelog.md
genivia.com/advisory.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4227
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v23x-2mww-cc32
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-4227
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2026-1189
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-4227
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4227