#VU100095 Buffer overflow in xstream - CVE-2024-47072
Published: November 7, 2024 / Updated: November 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100095
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-2024-47072
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xstream
xstream
Software vendor:
XStream
XStream
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 unstrusted input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted stream to the application, trigger a stack overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that XStream is configured to use the BinaryStreamDriver.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.