Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36180
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in the jackson-databind package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.1% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.1%top 9.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.commons.dbcp2.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jackson-databind | 2.12.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Debian:13 | jackson-databind | 2.12.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Debian:14 | jackson-databind | 2.12.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Maven | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | 2.9.10.8 | GHSA-8c4j-34r4-xr8g |
| Maven | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | 2.6.7.5 | GHSA-8c4j-34r4-xr8g |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36180 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36180 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://cowtowncoder.medium.com/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3004 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210424 [SECURITY] [DLA 2638-1] jackson-databind security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210205-0005/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html x_refsource_MISC