Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting eap7-jboss-classfilewriter package, versions <0:1.2.1-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7JBOSSCLASSFILEWRITER-5330815
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed23 Sept 2016

Introduced: 23 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-4978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-jboss-classfilewriter to version 0:1.2.1-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3455.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-jboss-classfilewriter package and not the eap7-jboss-classfilewriter package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker, and (3) Artemis REST component in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis before 1.4.0 might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to the Artemis broker to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging gadget classes being present on the Artemis classpath.

CVSS Scores

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