CVE-2017-5641
CRITICALEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Previous versions of Apache Flex BlazeDS (4.7.2 and earlier) did not restrict which types were allowed for AMF(X) object deserialization by default. During the deserialization process code is executed that for several known types has undesired side-effects. Other, unknown types may also exhibit such behaviors. One vector in the Java standard library exists that allows an attacker to trigger possibly further exploitable Java deserialization of untrusted data. Other known vectors in third party libraries can be used to trigger remote code execution.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/flex-dev/201703.mbox/%3C6B86C8D0-6E36-48F5-AC81-4AB3978F6746%40c-ware.de%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97383
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038273
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-35290
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03823en_us
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-506/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-507/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.