HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-7525
CRITICAL

CVE-2017-7525

CWE-184Published: February 6, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind, versions before 2.6.7.1, 2.7.9.1 and 2.8.9, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-7525 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
fasterxml1 product(s)
jackson-databind
netapp4 product(s)
oncommand balanceoncommand performance manageroncommand shiftsnapcenter
Oracle11 product(s)
banking platformcommunications billing and revenue managementcommunications communications policy managementcommunications diameter signaling routecommunications instant messaging serverenterprise manager for virtualizationfinancial services analytical applications infrastructureglobal lifecycle management opatchautoprimavera unifierutilities advanced spatial and operational analyticswebcenter portal
Red Hat5 product(s)
openshift container platformvirtualizationvirtualization hostenterprise linux serverjboss enterprise application platform
Source: NVD CPE · 45 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
PATCHhttps://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1599
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
PATCHhttps://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1599
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99623
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039744
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039947
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040360
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1837
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1839
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1840
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2477
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2633
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2635
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2636
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2637
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2638
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3141
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0294
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0342
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0910
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462702
ADVISORYhttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-055
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1723
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00037.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00039.html
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171214-0002/
ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4004
ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99623
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039744
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039947
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040360
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1837
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1839
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1840
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2477
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2547
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2633
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2635
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2636
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2637
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2638
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3141
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0294
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0342
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0910
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462702
ADVISORYhttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-055
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1723
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00037.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00039.html
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171214-0002/
ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4004
ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

All References (120)

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99623Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039744Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039947Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040360Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1837Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1839Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1840Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2477Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2546Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-7525
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-184
CISA KEVNo
Affected5 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 6, 2018

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2017-7525 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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