Improper Input Validation Affecting com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310 package, versions [,2.9.8)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.52% (77th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATATYPE-173759
  • published 20 Dec 2018
  • disclosed 20 Dec 2018
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310 to version 2.9.8 or higher.

Overview

com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310 is a datatype module to make Jackson recognize Java 8 Date & Time API data types (JSR-310).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation that can cause a Denial of Service (DoS). It appear to be exploitable via the victim deserializes malicious input, specifically very large values in the nanoseconds field of a time value.