CVE-2021-37714

Crafted input may cause the jsoup HTML and XML parser to get stuck, timeout, or throw unchecked exceptions

Description

jsoup is a Java library for working with HTML. Those using jsoup versions prior to 1.14.2 to parse untrusted HTML or XML may be vulnerable to DOS attacks. If the parser is run on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to get stuck (loop indefinitely until cancelled), to complete more slowly than usual, or to throw an unexpected exception. This effect may support a denial of service attack. The issue is patched in version 1.14.2. There are a few available workarounds. Users may rate limit input parsing, limit the size of inputs based on system resources, and/or implement thread watchdogs to cap and timeout parse runtimes.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory jsoup.org Vendor Advisory jsoup.org
Affected: jhy jsoup
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/jhy/jsoup/security/advisories/GHSA-m72m-mhq2-9p6c third party advisory
https://jsoup.org/news/release-1.14.1 release notes vendor advisory
https://jsoup.org/news/release-1.14.2 release notes vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r685c5235235ad0c26e86d0ee987fb802c9675de6081dbf0516464e0b%40%3Cnotifications.james.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc3354080fc67fb50b45b3c2d12dc4ca2a3c1c78dad3d3ba012c038aa%40%3Cnotifications.james.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r97404676a5cf591988faedb887d64e278f522adcaa823d89ca69defe%40%3Cnotifications.james.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r50e9c9466c592ca9d707a5dea549524d19e3287da08d8392f643960e%40%3Cissues.maven.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r215009dbf7467a9f6506d0c0024cb36cad30071010e62c9352cfaaf0%40%3Cissues.maven.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d71f18adb78e50f626dde689161ca63d3b7491bd9718fcddfaecba7%40%3Cissues.maven.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r377b93d79817ce649e9e68b3456e6f499747ef1643fa987b342e082e%40%3Cissues.maven.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0022/ third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37714?
CVE-2021-37714 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-37714?
To fix CVE-2021-37714, 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-2021-37714 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-37714 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-2021-37714?
CVE-2021-37714 affects jhy jsoup.
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