#VU70531 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Scala - CVE-2022-36944
Published: December 28, 2022 / Updated: June 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70531
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36944
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Scala
Scala
Software vendor:
Scala
Scala
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 during Java object deserialization. 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10118
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3WMKPFAMFQE3HJVRQ5KOJUTWG264SXI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6ZOZVWY3X72FZZCCRAKRJYTQOJ6LUD6Z/
- https://discuss.lightbend.com/t/impact-of-cve-2022-36944-on-akka-cluster-akka-actor-akka-remote/10007/2
- https://github.com/scala/scala-collection-compat/releases/tag/v2.9.0