CVE-2021-46877 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.11.2.jar

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CVE-2021-46877 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.11.2.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar - :x: **jackson-databind-2.11.2.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2817d1688b62c54e02508433b24c0e8cca0bcd57

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

jackson-databind 2.10.x through 2.12.x before 2.12.6 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.

Publish Date: 2023-03-18

URL: CVE-2021-46877

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46877

Release Date: 2023-03-18

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.12.6

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator): 2.5.8

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