Deserialization in Apache Nutch
CVE-2016-6809
Apache Tika before 1.14 allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in MATLAB files. The issue exists because Tika invokes JMatIO to do native deserialization.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.080 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Nutch — versions 2.3.1
- Apache Tika
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94247 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/tika/CHANGES-1.14.txt (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Nov/40 (Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/e414754a6c57ce7194b731e211cd6b2cbb41f2c7000e3fb9c6… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/91eb639ef619b9a26b40020ca6732e7dbe457f7322ed5f1df4… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/d2375da29d89e679abf5d845db76d6f798fdc6f7d44f2c788e… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2f6f6c130b12b7332f323f74d031072b1517065ce28a22346… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfd3646bb724b66b1a9ddef69e692da2b7a727a8799551c78e… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6809?
- CVE-2016-6809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Nutch, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6809?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6809 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.