high
7.5
CWE
674
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-1436: Infinite recursion in Jettison leads to denial of service when creating a crafted JSONArray

First published: Thu Mar 16 2023(Updated: )

A flaw was found in Jettison. Infinite recursion is triggered in Jettison when constructing a JSONArray from a Collection that contains a self-reference in one of its elements. This issue leads to a StackOverflowError exception being thrown.

Credit: reefs@jfrog.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.11.1686831822-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.11.1686831822-1.el8
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.13.1686680473-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.13.1686680473-1.el8
redhat/eap7-jettison<0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jettison<0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el9ea
0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-jettison<0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el9
0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el9
Jettison Project Jettison<1.5.4
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem<=4.x

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-1436.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-1436?

    CVE-2023-1436 has a severity level of high.

  • Which software products are affected by CVE-2023-1436?

    CVE-2023-1436 affects IBM Sterling External Authentication Server version 6.0.3 and 6.1.0, Jenkins version 2-plugins-0:4.11.1686831822-1.el8 and 2-plugins-0:4.13.1686680473-1.el8, and EAP7 Jettison version 0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea, 0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el9ea, and 0:1.5.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-1436?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-1436 by sending a specially crafted request to the vulnerable software, triggering an infinite recursion and causing a denial of service.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-1436?

    Yes, there is a patch available for CVE-2023-1436. For IBM Sterling External Authentication Server, you can find the patch at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EOther+software&product=ibm/Other+software/Sterling+External+Authentication+Server&release=6.0.2.0&platform=All&function=all. For Jenkins, you can find the patch at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EOther+software&product=ibm/Other+software/Sterling+External+Authentication+Server&release=6.0.2.0&platform=All&function=all.

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