CVE-2017-7525

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
21 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxOpenShift Container PlatformSnapCenter· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 38%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind, versions before 2.6.7.1, 2.7.9.1 and 2.8.9, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.6.7.1v < 2.7.9.1v < 2.8.92.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.9.12.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.9*2.9.02.9.0 prerelease12.9.0 prerelease2
Affected range stops below 2.6.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.7.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 8.3*
Affected range stops below 8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (60)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99623
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039744
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039947
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040360
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-184CWE-502

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