#VU39730 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in gradle - CVE-2016-6199

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39730

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
gradle
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Gradle

Description

The 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gradle: 2.12

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External links
https://discuss.gradle.org/t/a-security-issue-about-gradle-rce/17726
https://philwantsfish.github.io/security/java-deserialization-github

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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.