Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting log4j-manual package, versions <0:1.2.17-16.12.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
48.46% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LOG4JMANUAL-2348231
  • published20 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Dec 2019

Introduced: 20 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-17571  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 log4j-manual to version 0:1.2.17-16.12.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1562.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream log4j-manual package and not the log4j-manual package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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