CVE-2017-5645
CRITICALEPSS 100th pctlDescription
In Apache Log4j 2.x before 2.8.2, when using the TCP socket server or UDP socket server to receive serialized log events from another application, a specially crafted binary payload can be sent that, when deserialized, can execute arbitrary code.
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 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/19/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97702
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040200
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1417
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2423
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2633
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2635
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2636
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2808
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2809
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2810
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2811
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3399
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3400
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1863
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0dcca05274d20ef2d72584edcf8c917bbb13dbbd7eb35cae909d02e9%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277b4b5c2b0e06a825ccec565fa65bd671f35a4d58e3e2ec5d0618e1%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44491fb9cc19acc901f7cff34acb7376619f15638439416e3e14761c%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/479471e6debd608c837b9815b76eab24676657d4444fcfd5ef96d6e6%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6114ce566200d76e3cc45c521a62c2c5a4eac15738248f58a99f622c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84cc4266238e057b95eb95dfd8b29d46a2592e7672c12c92f68b2917%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ab32b4c9f1826f20add7c40be08909de9f58a89dc1de9c09953f5ac%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e8fb7d76a244ee997ba4b217d6171227f7c2521af8c7c5b16cba27bc%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eea03d504b36e8f870e8321d908e1def1addda16adda04327fe7c125%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0831e2e52a390758ce39a6193f82c11c295175adce6e6307de28c287%40%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r18f1c010b554a3a2d761e8ffffd8674fd4747bcbcf16c643d708318c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r23369fd603eb6d62d3b883a0a28d12052dcbd1d6d531137124cd7f83%40%3Cgithub.beam.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2ce8d26154bea939536e6cf27ed02d3192bf5c5d04df885a80fe89b3%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2ff63f210842a3c5e42f03a35d8f3a345134d073c80a04077341c211%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3784834e80df2f284577a5596340fb84346c91a2dea6a073e65e3397%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3a85514a518f3080ab1fc2652cfe122c2ccf67cfb32356acb1b08fe8%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d666e4e8905157f3c046d31398b04f2bfd4519e31f266de108c6919%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4b25538be50126194cc646836c718b1a4d8f71bd9c912af5b59134ad%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61590890edcc64140e0c606954b29a063c3d08a2b41d447256d51a78%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r681b4432d0605f327b68b9f8a42662993e699d04614de4851c35ffd1%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
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