What is the CVE ID for this vulnerability?

The CVE ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2021-22097.

What is the severity level of CVE-2021-22097?

The severity level of CVE-2021-22097 is medium (6.5).

Which versions of Spring AMQP are affected by CVE-2021-22097?

Spring AMQP versions 2.2.0 - 2.2.18 and 2.3.0 - 2.3.10 are affected by CVE-2021-22097.

What is the impact of CVE-2021-22097?

CVE-2021-22097 can allow a malicious java.util.Dictionary object to cause 100% CPU usage.

How can I mitigate CVE-2021-22097?

To mitigate CVE-2021-22097, update Spring AMQP to a version higher than 2.3.10 or 2.2.18.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-22097

medium

6.8

CWE

502

28/10/2021

3/8/2024

CVE-2021-22097

First published: Thu Oct 28 2021(Updated: )

In Spring AMQP versions 2.2.0 - 2.2.18 and 2.3.0 - 2.3.10, the Spring AMQP Message object, in its toString() method, will deserialize a body for a message with content type application/x-java-serialized-object. It is possible to construct a malicious java.util.Dictionary object that can cause 100% CPU usage in the application if the toString() method is called.

Credit: security@vmware.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Vmware Spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol	>=2.2.0<=2.2.18
Vmware Spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol	>=2.3.0<=2.3.10

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Reference Links

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22097

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CVE ID for this vulnerability?
The CVE ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2021-22097.
What is the severity level of CVE-2021-22097?
The severity level of CVE-2021-22097 is medium (6.5).
Which versions of Spring AMQP are affected by CVE-2021-22097?
Spring AMQP versions 2.2.0 - 2.2.18 and 2.3.0 - 2.3.10 are affected by CVE-2021-22097.
What is the impact of CVE-2021-22097?
CVE-2021-22097 can allow a malicious java.util.Dictionary object to cause 100% CPU usage.
How can I mitigate CVE-2021-22097?
To mitigate CVE-2021-22097, update Spring AMQP to a version higher than 2.3.10 or 2.2.18.

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