Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat Virtualization - CVE-2017-7525
Published: November 8, 2017 / Updated: November 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9128
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7525
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat Virtualization
Red Hat Virtualization
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a deserialization flaw in the jackson-databind component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the target service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a deserialization flaw in the jackson-databind component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the target service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7525
Install update from vendor's website.