CVE-2019-17571 (High) detected in log4j-1.2.17.jar

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CVE-2019-17571 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - log4j-1.2.17.jar

Apache Log4j 1.2

Path to dependency file: object-mappers-playground/modules/objectmappers-all/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/log4j/log4j/1.2.17/log4j-1.2.17.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/log4j/log4j/1.2.17/log4j-1.2.17.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - milyn-smooks-all-1.7.0.jar (Root Library) - milyn-smooks-fixed-length-1.7.0.jar - :x: **log4j-1.2.17.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 51396b5bdc926331c2a288f1f8de822ff8828666

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.

Publish Date: 2019-12-20

URL: CVE-2019-17571

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17571

Release Date: 2019-12-20

Fix Resolution: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.0-alpha1

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