Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2023 · Assigned by JFROG
CVE-2023-1436Infinite recursion in Jettison leads to denial of service when creating a crafted JSONArray
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in jettison from jettison. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An infinite recursion is triggered in Jettison when constructing a JSONArray from a Collection that contains a self-reference in one of its elements. This leads to a StackOverflowError exception being thrown.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libjettison-java | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1436 |
| Debian:13 | libjettison-java | 1.5.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1436 |
| Debian:14 | libjettison-java | 1.5.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1436 |
| Maven | org.codehaus.jettison:jettison | 1.5.4 | GHSA-q6g2-g7f3-rr83 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libjettison-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1436 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libjettison-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1436 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libjettison-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1436 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libjettison-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1436 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H