CVE-2018-1000873 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-1000873 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-datatype-jsr310-2.9.6.jar

Add-on module to support JSR-310 (Java 8 Date & Time API) data types.

path: /root/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/jackson-datatype-jsr310/2.9.6/jackson-datatype-jsr310-2.9.6.jar

Library home page: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-modules-java8/jackson-datatype-jsr310

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.0.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.0.3.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ jackson-datatype-jsr310-2.9.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Fasterxml Jackson version Before 2.9.8 contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Jackson-Modules-Java8 that can result in Causes a denial-of-service (DoS). This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim deserializes malicious input, specifically very large values in the nanoseconds field of a time value. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.9.8.

Publish Date: 2018-12-20

URL: CVE-2018-1000873

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000873

Release Date: 2018-12-20

Fix Resolution: 2.9.8

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