#VU112106 Buffer overflow in jackson-core - CVE-2025-52999
Published: July 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112106
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52999
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
jackson-core
jackson-core
Software vendor:
FasterXML
FasterXML
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing deeply nested JSON files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted JSON file to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.