Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting groovy-javadoc package, versions <0:1.8.9-8.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.33% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GROOVYJAVADOC-4734137
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Jul 2015

Introduced: 16 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-3253  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 groovy-javadoc to version 0:1.8.9-8.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2486.

NVD Description

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

The MethodClosure class in runtime/MethodClosure.java in Apache Groovy 1.7.0 through 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized object.

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