Vulnerability identifier: #VU76601

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000027

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pivotal Spring Framework
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor:

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. 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000027
http://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000027.json
http://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-20
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000027
http://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-582313417
http://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-579669626
http://spring.io/blog/2022/05/11/spring-framework-5-3-20-and-5-2-22-available-now
http://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-744519525
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0009/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.