CVE-2022-41966 (High) detected in xstream-1.4.16.jar

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CVE-2022-41966 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xstream-1.4.16.jar

Library home page: http://x-stream.github.io

Path to dependency file: /infra_github/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /canner/.m2/repository/com/thoughtworks/xstream/xstream/1.4.16/xstream-1.4.16.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ xstream-1.4.16.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c4df20bed09f352c5530e845988802894bff86ae

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

XStream serializes Java objects to XML and back again. Versions prior to 1.4.20 may allow a remote attacker to terminate the application with a stack overflow error, resulting in a denial of service only via manipulation the processed input stream. The attack uses the hash code implementation for collections and maps to force recursive hash calculation causing a stack overflow. This issue is patched in version 1.4.20 which handles the stack overflow and raises an InputManipulationException instead. A potential workaround for users who only use HashMap or HashSet and whose XML refers these only as default map or set, is to change the default implementation of java.util.Map and java.util per the code example in the referenced advisory. However, this implies that your application does not care about the implementation of the map and all elements are comparable.

Publish Date: 2022-12-28

URL: CVE-2022-41966

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-j563-grx4-pjpv

Release Date: 2022-12-28

Fix Resolution: 1.4.20

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