CVE-2009-1190

Public Exploit

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory springsource.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502926/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/hitb06/DAY_1_-_Marc_Schoenefeld_-_Pentesting_Java_J2EE.pdf exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50083 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497161 exploit
http://www.springsource.com/securityadvisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34892 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1190?
CVE-2009-1190 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1190?
To fix CVE-2009-1190, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1190 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1190 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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