# CVE-2017-10109: Denial of service in Java

> Unauthenticated attackers can cause a partial denial of service in Java SE via the Serialization component, affecting client-side deployments running untrusted code.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xvgr-78mp-2mg2, MINI-p729-5m6c-8894, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10109

## What is CVE-2017-10109?

CVE-2017-10109 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Serialization). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u151, 7u141 and 8u131; Java SE Embedded: 8u131; JRockit: R28.3.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10109?

It affects 27 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Cloud Backup, Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, Netapp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager, Netapp Element Software, Netapp Oncommand Balance, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Netapp Oncommand Performance Manager, Netapp Oncommand Shift, Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager, Netapp Plug-in for Symantec Netbackup, Netapp Snapmanager, Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage, Netapp Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data Ontap, Netapp Vasa Provider for Clustered Data Ontap, Netapp Virtual Storage Console, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Oracle Jrockit and 7 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10109?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-10109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10109 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10109 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10109/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10109/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10109
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10109
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10109

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10109/
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