CVE-2022-45685 Jettison Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in applications using the Jettison library by sending crafted JSON data that triggers a stack overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-45685?
CVE-2022-45685 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A stack overflow in Jettison before v1.5.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted JSON data.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45685?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.codehaus.jettison:jettison. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.codehaus.jettison:jettison Maven | All versions | 1.5.2 |
org.codehaus.jettison:jettison Maven | All versions | 1.5.2 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Jettison Project Jettison.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45685?
Upgrade org.codehaus.jettison:jettison to 1.5.2 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-2022-45685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-IJ97561, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45685, ECHO-7628-b296-f6f8, GHSA-7rf3-mqpx-h7xg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45685.