7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-28491
Jackson Dataformat CBOR Unchecked Allocation Out of Memory Error
Description

This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 18, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2022, 9:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-28491 has a 1 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-2020-28491 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 Oracle weblogic_server
1 Quarkus quarkus
1 Fasterxml jackson-dataformats-binary
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-2020-28491.

URL Resource
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/commit/de072d314af8f5f269c8abec6930652af67bc8e6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory

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

Dockerfile Makefile Python

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Sept. 28, 2021, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-28491 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28491 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 Third Party Advisory https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 Third Party Advisory https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.2
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/commit/de072d314af8f5f269c8abec6930652af67bc8e6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/commit/de072d314af8f5f269c8abec6930652af67bc8e6 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-dataformats-binary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.11.4 *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-dataformats-binary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.12.0 up to (excluding) 2.12.1 *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-dataformats-binary:2.12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-dataformats-binary:2.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-dataformats-binary:2.12.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception. This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.
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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Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} 0.01%

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0.43873

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