CVE-2019-17571 (High) detected in log4j-1.2.7.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2019-17571 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - log4j-1.2.7.jar

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /tory/log4j/log4j/1.2.7/log4j-1.2.7.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **log4j-1.2.7.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 76e744c932c4febe1f9aa5d8bd423657aef431e0

Found in base branch: dev

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://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eea03d504b36e8f870e8321d908e1def1addda16adda04327fe7c125%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E

Release Date: 2019-12-20

Fix Resolution: log4j-manual - 1.2.17-16;log4j-javadoc - 1.2.17-16;log4j - 1.2.17-16,1.2.17-16

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:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation is available for this issue

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.