Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-45693

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in the libjettison-java package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Jettison before v1.5.2 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the map parameter. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted string.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12libjettison-java1.5.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45693
Debian:13libjettison-java1.5.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45693
Debian:14libjettison-java1.5.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45693
Mavenorg.codehaus.jettison:jettison1.5.2GHSA-grr4-wv38-f68w
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibjettison-java1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6177-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibjettison-java1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45693
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibjettison-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-45693
Ubuntu:25.10libjettison-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-45693
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibjettison-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-45693
Ubuntu:26.10libjettison-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-45693

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References