CVE-2025-48924

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

Description

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

CWE-674

How to fix

Remediation Available

libcommons-lang-javaDebian

Fixed in:2.6-9+deb11u1CVE-2025-48924

Fixed in:2.6-10+deb12u1CVE-2025-48924

Fixed in:2.6-10+deb13u1CVE-2025-48924

Fixed in:2.6-11CVE-2025-48924

libcommons-lang-javaUbuntu

Fixed in:2.6-3ubuntu2+esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:2.6-6ubuntu2+esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:2.6-8ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:2.6-9ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:2.6-9ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:2.6-10ubuntu0.1USN-8364-1

libcommons-lang3-javaUbuntu

Fixed in:3.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:3.8-1~18.04.2+esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:3.8-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:3.11-1ubuntu0.1USN-8364-1

Fixed in:3.14.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8364-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

2.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2023-50269	High	8.6	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-42697	High	7.5	36%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0739	Medium	6.5	19%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-1285	High	7.5	18%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-48924?

Published advisories record a fix for 3 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2025-48924 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-48924 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-48924?

CVE-2025-48924 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-48924 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for libcommons-lang-java (Debian), libcommons-lang-java (Ubuntu), libcommons-lang3-java (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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