CVE-2009-1190 Spring Framework Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU exhaustion by sending crafted regex strings to applications using vulnerable Java regex libraries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1190?
CVE-2009-1190 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 27 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the java.util.regex.Pattern.compile method in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.6, when used with spring.jar in SpringSource Spring Framework 1.1.0 through 2.5.6 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.0.0.M2 and dm Server 1.0.0 through 1.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via serializable data with a long regex string containing multiple optional groups, a related issue to CVE-2004-2540.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1190?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-core Maven | From 1.1.0 | 3.0.0.RELEASE |
org.springframework:spring-core Maven | From 1.1.0 | 3.0.0.RELEASE |
Products include Sun Jdk.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1190?
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-core to 3.0.0.RELEASE or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-1190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjjr-h4wh-w6vv.