CVE-2017-7957
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7957
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7957.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.9-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.9-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.9-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.9-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.9-2 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream | <1.4.10 | 1.4.10 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7957.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7957
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/6e546ec366419158b1e393211be6d78ab9604ab
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/8542d02d9ac5d384c85f4b33d6c1888c53bd55d
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/b3570be2f39234e61f99f9a20640756ea71b1b4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream
- https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7957
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.