9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-4000
Jython Deserialization Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Jython before 2.7.1rc1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized PyFunction object.

INFO

Published Date :

July 6, 2017, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:32 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4000 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4000 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Jython_project jython
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4000.

URL Resource
http://bugs.jython.org/issue2454 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3893 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105647
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=864859 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://hg.python.org/jython/file/v2.7.1rc1/NEWS Third Party Advisory
https://hg.python.org/jython/rev/d06e29d100c0 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0919ec1db20b1022f22b8e78f355667df74d6142b463ff17d03ad533%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4000 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-28
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGPYTHON-31451 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4000 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4000 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0919ec1db20b1022f22b8e78f355667df74d6142b463ff17d03ad533%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0919ec1db20b1022f22b8e78f355667df74d6142b463ff17d03ad533@%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0919ec1db20b1022f22b8e78f355667df74d6142b463ff17d03ad533@%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105647 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-28 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://hg.python.org/jython/rev/d06e29d100c0 No Types Assigned https://hg.python.org/jython/rev/d06e29d100c0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4000 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4000 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGPYTHON-31451 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGPYTHON-31451 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hg.python.org/jython/file/v2.7.1rc1/NEWS No Types Assigned https://hg.python.org/jython/file/v2.7.1rc1/NEWS Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.jython.org/issue2454 No Types Assigned http://bugs.jython.org/issue2454 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=864859 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=864859 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3893 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3893 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jython_project:jython:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.63 }} 0.29%

score

0.90551

percentile

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