Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU39730
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6199
CWE-ID:
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
ObjectSocketWrapper.java in Gradle 2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgradle: 2.12
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://discuss.gradle.org/t/a-security-issue-about-gradle-rce/17726
https://philwantsfish.github.io/security/java-deserialization-github
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.