Out-of-bounds write in Codehaus Jettison - CVE-2022-40149
Published: November 29, 2022 / Updated: March 21, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69673
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-40149
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Codehaus
Affected software:
Codehaus Jettison
Codehaus Jettison
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted XML or JSON data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40149
Install updates from vendor's website.