Buffer overflow in hutool - CVE-2023-42278
Published: January 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85771
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42278
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the JSONUtil.parse() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
hutool
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42278
Install updates from vendor's website.
hutool - update to 5.8.22