CVE-2021-22097: Medium severity spring amqp vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2021
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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.

Affected Software

2 affected components
VMware Spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol>=2.2.0<=2.2.18
VMware Spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol>=2.3.0<=2.3.10

Event History

Oct 28, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:24 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the CVE ID for this vulnerability?

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

2

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

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

3

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.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2021-22097?

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

5

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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