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CVE-2019-17570

First published: Thu Nov 21 2019(Updated: )

A flaw was discovered where the XMLRPC client implementation in Apache XMLRPC, performed deserialization of the server-side exception serialized in the faultCause attribute of XMLRPC error response messages. A malicious or compromised XMLRPC server could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of an application using the Apache XMLRPC client library.

Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/rh-java-common-xmlrpc<1:3.1.3-8.17.el6
1:3.1.3-8.17.el6
redhat/rh-java-common-xmlrpc<1:3.1.3-8.17.el7
1:3.1.3-8.17.el7
debian/libxmlrpc3-java<=3.1.3-9<=3.1.3-8
3.1.3-9+deb10u1
3.1.3-8+deb9u1
Apache XML-RPC=3.1
Apache XML-RPC=3.1.1
Apache XML-RPC=3.1.2
Apache XML-RPC=3.1.3
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Redhat Software Collections=1.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.7
All of
Redhat Software Collections=1.0
Any of
Redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.7
maven/org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc<=3.1.3
ubuntu/libxmlrpc3-java<3.1.3-9+
3.1.3-9+
ubuntu/libxmlrpc3-java<3.1.3-7+
3.1.3-7+
debian/libxmlrpc3-java

Remedy

There is no known mitigation other than restricting applications using the Apache XMLRPC client library from sending requests to untrusted XMLRPC servers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-17570?

    CVE-2019-17570 is a vulnerability that allows for untrusted deserialization in the Apache XMLRPC client implementation.

  • How does CVE-2019-17570 affect Apache XMLRPC?

    CVE-2019-17570 affects Apache XMLRPC by allowing a malicious XMLRPC server to execute arbitrary code.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-17570?

    CVE-2019-17570 is rated as critical with a severity value of 9.8.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-17570?

    CVE-2019-17570 affects versions 3.1 to 3.1.3 of Apache XML-RPC and versions 3.1.3-8+deb9u1 to 3.1.3-9+deb10u1 of libxmlrpc3-java.

  • How can I fix the CVE-2019-17570 vulnerability?

    To fix the CVE-2019-17570 vulnerability, update to version 3.1.3-8.17.el6 or later for rh-java-common-xmlrpc on Red Hat systems, or version 3.1.3-9+deb10u1 or later for libxmlrpc3-java on Debian systems.

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