CVE-2022-45689 hutool-json vulnerable to memory exhaustion

What is CVE-2022-45689?

CVE-2022-45689 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

hutool-json v5.8.10 was discovered to contain an out of memory error.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45689?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cn.hutool:hutool-json. It affects 1 product.

Products include Hutool Hutool.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2022-45689 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45689 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2023-42276 hutool Buffer Overflow vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-42277 hutool Buffer Overflow vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-24162 Dromara Hutool Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-24163 Dromara hutool vulnerable to SQL Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-22885 Improper Certificate Validation in Hutool Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fxrc-hg6j-6v3x.