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Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-7226

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the org.cryptacular:cryptacular package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.3%top 11.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

CiphertextHeader.java in Cryptacular 1.2.3, as used in Apereo CAS and other products, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory allocation during a decode operation, because the nonce array length associated with "new byte" may depend on untrusted input within the header of encoded data.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.cryptacular:cryptacular1.1.4GHSA-x64g-4xx9-fh6x
Mavenorg.cryptacular:cryptacular1.2.4GHSA-x64g-4xx9-fh6x

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References