#VU22830 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Infinispan - CVE-2016-0750

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22830

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0750

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Infinispan
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the hotrod java client in Infinispan. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Infinispan: 4.0.0 - 9.0.3

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0501
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-0750
https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/5116
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ISPN-7781

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.