Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xstream-javadoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-XSTREAMJAVADOC-3048591
  • published14 Oct 2022
  • disclosed16 Sept 2022

Introduced: 16 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-40151  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 xstream-javadoc.

NVD Description

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

Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

CVSS Scores

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