CVE-2017-7957
HIGH7.5EPSS 2.6%libxstream-java - security update
Published: 6/30/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7957
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/libxstream-javafrom 0, < 1.4.9-2
- Debian/libxstream-javafrom 0, < 1.4.2-1+deb7u2
- Debian/libxstream-javafrom 0, < 1.4.7-2+deb8u2
- Maven/com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamfrom 0, < 1.4.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (15)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7957
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7957
- PATCHhttps://github.com/x-stream/xstream
- WEBhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
- WEBhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888
- WEBhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889
- WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800
- WEBhttps://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/6e546ec366419158b1e393211be6d78ab9604ab
- WEBhttps://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/8542d02d9ac5d384c85f4b33d6c1888c53bd55d
- WEBhttps://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/b3570be2f39234e61f99f9a20640756ea71b1b4
- WEBhttps://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687
- WEBhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499
- WEBhttp://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html