Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Karaf



Published: 2022-01-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-41766
CWE-ID CWE-502
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Karaf
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU59995

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41766

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Karaf: 4.3.0 - 4.3.5

External links

http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-7312


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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