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CVE-2017-7957 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749 CVEBroken LinkPermissions Required

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat fuse
1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat jboss middleware
1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
xstream xstream
<= 1.4.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7957
NVD Published Date:
Apr 29, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-7957 Details - Not Deferred