#VU12886 Uncontrolled memory allocation in Guava: Google Core Libraries For Java - CVE-2018-10237
Published: May 21, 2018 / Updated: May 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12886
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10237
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Guava: Google Core Libraries For Java
Guava: Google Core Libraries For Java
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unbounded memory allocation. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash and deserialize attacker-provided data, because the AtomicDoubleArray class (when serialized with Java serialization) and the CompoundOrdering class (when serialized with GWT serialization) perform eager allocation without appropriate checks on what a client has sent and whether the data size is reasonable.
The weakness exists due to unbounded memory allocation. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash and deserialize attacker-provided data, because the AtomicDoubleArray class (when serialized with Java serialization) and the CompoundOrdering class (when serialized with GWT serialization) perform eager allocation without appropriate checks on what a client has sent and whether the data size is reasonable.
Remediation
Update to version 24.1.1.