Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36187
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.2%top 8.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jackson-databind | 2.12.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Debian:13 | jackson-databind | 2.12.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Debian:14 | jackson-databind | 2.12.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Maven | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | 2.9.10.8 | GHSA-r695-7vr9-jgc2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36187 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | jackson-databind | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36187 |
Affected products (as reported)
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/2997 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