Denial of service in XStream
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HIGH
GHSA-7hwc-46rm-65jh
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("
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable Versions | Patched Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven |
com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream
|
< 1.4.10 |
1.4.10
|
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Advisory Details
| Published: | June 30, 2020 almost 6 years ago |
| Updated: | June 04, 2026 13 days ago |
| CVSS Score: | 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS: | 2.64% 86th percentile |
| Source: | Github |
| Classification: | GENERAL |
| UUID: | MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTdod2MtNDZybS02NWpo |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7957
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/6e546ec366419158b1e393211be6d78ab9604ab
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/8542d02d9ac5d384c85f4b33d6c1888c53bd55d
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/b3570be2f39234e61f99f9a20640756ea71b1b4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800
- https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hwc-46rm-65jh