High severity · published Apr 29, 2017
CVE-2017-7957
XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a…
7.5
CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
FU
Fuse · Redhat
1.0 · source: NVD
JM
Jboss Middleware · Redhat
1 · source: NVD
XS
Xstream · Xstream
through 1.4.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7957
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7957
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499
Vendor Advisory
http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888
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