CVE-2017-7957XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application cr…
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XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
redhat fuse redhat:fuse | 1.0 | NVD |
redhat jboss_middleware redhat:jboss_middleware | 1 | NVD |
xstream xstream xstream:xstream | through 1.4.9 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 8.0; 9.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack
- https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749x-refsource-confirm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800vdb-entry, x-refsource-xf
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.htmlx-refsource-confirm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid
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