CVE-2016-8648

Description

It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Karaf
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94513 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8648 issue tracking third party advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8648?
CVE-2016-8648 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8648?
To fix CVE-2016-8648, 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-2016-8648 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-8648 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-8648?
CVE-2016-8648 affects Apache Software Foundation Karaf.
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