Vulnerability · Published Feb 10, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-8840

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the apache-commons-collections package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 26.6% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)26.6%top 2.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.0.0 through 2.9.10.2 lacks certain xbean-reflect/JNDI blocking, as demonstrated by org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.JndiConverter.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
AlmaLinux:8	apache-commons-collections	3.2.2-10.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	apache-commons-lang	2.6-21.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	bea-stax-api	1.2.0-16.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	glassfish-fastinfoset	1.2.13-9.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	glassfish-jaxb-api	2.2.12-8.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	glassfish-jaxb-core	2.2.11-11.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	glassfish-jaxb-runtime	2.2.11-11.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	glassfish-jaxb-txw2	2.2.11-11.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jackson-annotations	2.10.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jackson-core	2.10.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jackson-databind	2.10.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jackson-jaxrs-json-provider	2.9.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jackson-jaxrs-providers	2.9.9-1.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jackson-module-jaxb-annotations	2.7.6-4.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	jakarta-commons-httpclient	1:3.1-28.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	javassist	3.18.1-8.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	javassist-javadoc	3.18.1-8.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	python-nss-doc	1.0.1-10.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00.alma	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	python3-nss	1.0.1-10.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00.alma	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	relaxngDatatype	2011.1-7.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	slf4j	1.7.25-4.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	slf4j-jdk14	1.7.25-4.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	stax-ex	1.7.7-8.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	velocity	1.7-24.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	xalan-j2	2.7.1-38.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	xerces-j2	2.11.0-34.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	xml-commons-apis	1.4.01-25.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	xml-commons-resolver	1.2-26.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	xmlstreambuffer	1.5.4-8.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
AlmaLinux:8	xsom	0-19.20110809svn.module_el8.5.0+2577+9e95fe00	ALSA-2020:1644
Debian:12	jackson-databind	2.11.1-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8840
Debian:13	jackson-databind	2.11.1-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8840
Debian:14	jackson-databind	2.11.1-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8840
Maven	com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind	2.7.9.7	GHSA-4w82-r329-3q67
Maven	com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind	2.6.7.4	GHSA-4w82-r329-3q67
Maven	com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind	2.9.10.3	GHSA-4w82-r329-3q67
Maven	com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind	2.8.11.5	GHSA-4w82-r329-3q67
Rocky Linux:8	apache-commons-collections	0:3.2.2-10.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	apache-commons-collections	0:3.2.2-10.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	apache-commons-lang	0:2.6-21.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	apache-commons-lang	0:2.6-21.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	bea-stax	0:1.2.0-16.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	glassfish-fastinfoset	0:1.2.13-9.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	glassfish-jaxb	0:2.2.11-11.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	glassfish-jaxb-api	0:2.2.12-8.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jackson-annotations	0:2.10.0-1.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jackson-core	0:2.10.0-1.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jackson-databind	0:2.10.0-1.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jackson-jaxrs-providers	0:2.9.9-1.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jackson-module-jaxb-annotations	0:2.7.6-4.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jakarta-commons-httpclient	1:3.1-28.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	jakarta-commons-httpclient	1:3.1-28.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	javassist	0:3.18.1-8.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	javassist	0:3.18.1-8.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	python-nss	0:1.0.1-10.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	relaxngDatatype	0:2011.1-7.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	resteasy	0:3.0.26-3.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	slf4j	0:1.7.25-4.module+el8.5.0+697+f586bb30	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	slf4j	0:1.7.25-4.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	slf4j	0:1.7.25-4.module+el8.3.0+133+b8b54b58	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	stax-ex	0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	velocity	0:1.7-24.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	velocity	0:1.7-24.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xalan-j2	0:2.7.1-38.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xalan-j2	0:2.7.1-38.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xerces-j2	0:2.11.0-34.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xerces-j2	0:2.11.0-34.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xml-commons-apis	0:1.4.01-25.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xml-commons-apis	0:1.4.01-25.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xml-commons-apis	0:1.4.01-25.module+el8.5.0+697+f586bb30	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xml-commons-resolver	0:1.2-26.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xml-commons-resolver	0:1.2-26.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xmlstreambuffer	0:1.5.4-8.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644
Rocky Linux:8	xsom	0:0-19.20110809svn.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990	RLSA-2020:1644

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

[druid-commits] 20200219 [GitHub] [druid] ccaominh opened a new pull request #9379: Suppress CVE-2020-8840 for htrace-core-4.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[druid-commits] 20200219 [GitHub] [druid] suneet-s commented on issue #9379: Suppress CVE-2020-8840 for htrace-core-4.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[debian-lts-announce] 20200220 [SECURITY] [DLA 2111-1] jackson-databind security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[druid-commits] 20200221 [GitHub] [druid] ccaominh merged pull request #9379: Suppress CVE-2020-8840 for htrace-core-4.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-issues] 20200222 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3734) upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-dev] 20200222 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3734) upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-notifications] 20200223 [GitHub] [zookeeper] eolivelli opened a new pull request #1262: ZOOKEEPER-3734 upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-issues] 20200223 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-3734) upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-issues] 20200223 [jira] [Assigned] (ZOOKEEPER-3734) upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-notifications] 20200223 [GitHub] [zookeeper] phunt commented on issue #1262: ZOOKEEPER-3734 upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-commits] 20200223 [zookeeper] branch master updated: ZOOKEEPER-3734: upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-commits] 20200223 [zookeeper] branch branch-3.5 updated: ZOOKEEPER-3734: upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-issues] 20200223 [jira] [Resolved] (ZOOKEEPER-3734) upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-notifications] 20200223 [GitHub] [zookeeper] asfgit closed pull request #1262: ZOOKEEPER-3734 upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-commits] 20200223 [zookeeper] branch branch-3.6 updated: ZOOKEEPER-3734: upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-commits] 20200224 [zookeeper] 01/02: ZOOKEEPER-3734: upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[zookeeper-issues] 20200225 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-3734) upgrade jackson-databind to address CVE-2020-8840 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[tomee-dev] 20200311 CVE-2020-8840 on TomEE 8.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[tomee-dev] 20200311 Re: CVE-2020-8840 on TomEE 8.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[tomee-dev] 20200313 Re: CVE-2020-8840 on TomEE 8.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[tomee-dev] 20200316 RE: CVE-2020-8840 on TomEE 8.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200330 [jira] [Updated] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200330 [jira] [Created] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200408 Re: Review Request 72332: RANGER-2770 : Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200408 Review Request 72332: RANGER-2770 : Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200415 [jira] [Commented] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200416 [jira] [Updated] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200416 Re: Review Request 72332: RANGER-2770 : Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.9.10.4 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200417 [jira] [Updated] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200417 Re: Review Request 72332: RANGER-2770 : Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.9.10.4 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200427 [jira] [Commented] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200427 [jira] [Resolved] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200430 Re: Review Request 72332: RANGER-2770 : Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.9.10.4 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200507 [jira] [Commented] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[ranger-dev] 20200514 [jira] [Updated] (RANGER-2770) Upgrade jackson-databind to version 2.10.0 [CVE-2020-8840] - (Ranger) mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[kafka-dev] 20200514 [jira] [Created] (KAFKA-9996) upgrade zookeeper to 3.5.8 to address security vulnerabilities mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[kafka-jira] 20200514 [jira] [Created] (KAFKA-9996) upgrade zookeeper to 3.5.8 to address security vulnerabilities mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
[bookkeeper-issues] 20200729 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2387: Security vulnerabilities in the apache/bookkeeper-4.9.2 image mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
[geode-issues] 20200831 [jira] [Created] (GEODE-8471) Dependency security issues in geode-core-1.12 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST