#VU9128 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat Virtualization - CVE-2017-7525

 

#VU9128 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat Virtualization - CVE-2017-7525

Published: November 8, 2017 / Updated: November 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9128
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Virtualization
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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