CVE-2017-7957

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    CVE-2017-7957

    Published: 29 Apr 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499, http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800, https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    XSTREAM_1_4_9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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