CVE-2017-7957
XStream Remoting Denial of Service
Description
XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.
INFO
Published Date :
April 29, 2017, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:33 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7957 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits
tab to see the list.
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-2017-7957
.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Python Shell Batchfile
None
Python Shell Batchfile
None
Java
None
Java
None
Kotlin Mustache
None
Java
An analysis on open-source Android apps intended to learn if they are harmed by vulnerable dependencies 🔒
gradle cli security supply-chain-analytics python
Python Shell
To demo security issues specific to xstream v1.4.11. Look at https://github.com/pkrajanand/xstream_v1_4_9_security_issues for v1.4.9 behaviour
Java
To demo security issues specific to xstream v1.4.9. Go to https://github.com/pkrajanand/xstream_1_4_11_security_issues for v1.4.11
Java
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-7957
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7957
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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749 No Types Assigned https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html No Types Assigned http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xstream_project:xstream:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 30, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remota application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call. XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7957
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7957
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
74.58 }} -4.71%
score
0.98202
percentile