Resource exhaustion in Fasterxml Jackson-Dataformats-Binary
CVE-2020-28491
This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fasterxml Jackson-Dataformats-Binary — versions 2.12.0
- Oracle Weblogic Server — versions 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0
- Quarkus
- Com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-Dataformat-Cbor — versions 0, unspecified, 2.12.0-rc1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/commit/de072d314af8f5f269c8abec… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28491?
- CVE-2020-28491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fasterxml Jackson-Dataformats-Binary, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28491?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28491 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.