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CVE-2017-7957

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 ...

Published: Apr 29, 2017Updated: May 23, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.9%
Top 8.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Denial of service in XStream

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
fuseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
jboss middlewareOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Maven
package-ecosystem
com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream
OSS Libraries
xstream
oss-projectaka xstream/woodstox, woodstox, woodstox xstream
xstreamLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7957
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/6e546ec366419158b1e393211be6d78ab9604ab
github.com
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/8542d02d9ac5d384c85f4b33d6c1888c53bd55d
github.com
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