CVE-2017-7957
XStream: DoS when unmarshalling void type
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 3, 2017
Updated · May 15, 2026
Description
It was found that XStream contains a vulnerability that allows a maliciously crafted file to be parsed successfully which could cause an application crash. The crash occurs if the file that is being fed into XStream input stream contains an instances of the primitive type 'void'. An attacker could use this flaw to create a denial of service on the target system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation