CVE-2020-28491

Denial of Service (DoS)

Description

This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory oracle.com
Affected: n/a com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLJACKSONDATAFORMAT-1047329 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/issues/186 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary/commit/de072d314af8f5f269c8abec6930652af67bc8e6 third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-28491?
CVE-2020-28491 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-28491?
To fix CVE-2020-28491, 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-2020-28491 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-28491 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-28491?
CVE-2020-28491 affects n/a com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor.
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