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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-14379 json

Deserialization of untrusted data in FasterXML jackson-databind

published 7y ago modified last mo. also GHSA-6fpp-rgj9-8rwc , EUVD-2019-0625

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.0%
EPSS 8.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SubTypeValidator.java in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.9.2 mishandles default typing when ehcache is used (because of net.sf.ehcache.transaction.manager.DefaultTransactionManagerLookup), leading to remote code execution.

Patch / fix

  • maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.7.9.6, 2.8.11.4, 2.9.9.2
  • fasterxml jackson-databind 2.6.7.3, 2.7.9.6, 2.8.11.4, 2.9.9.2
  • oracle goldengate_stream_analytics 19.1.0.0.1
  • apple xcode 13.3
  • jackson-databind Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.9.9.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14379

  • jackson-databind Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14379

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  • eap7-netty jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 4.1.34-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap
  • eap7-jgroups jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 4.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-wildfly jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 7.2.4-1.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap
  • eap7-narayana jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 5.9.6-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-undertow jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 2.0.25-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-weld-ejb jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.0.6-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap
  • eap7-weld-jta jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.0.6-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap
  • eap7-weld-web jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.0.6-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:5856RHSA-2019:2937RHSA-2019:2936RHSA-2019:2935RHSA-2019:3046RHSA-2019:3045

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-14379 updated cvss 9.8

jackson-databind: default typing mishandling leading to remote code execution

  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 jackson-databind, jackson-databind-javadoc
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 elasticsearch-cloud-kubernetes, openshift-elasticsearch-plugin Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 elasticsearch-cloud-kubernetes, openshift-elasticsearch-plugin Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) opendaylight Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) opendaylight
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) opendaylight Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) opendaylight
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat streams for Apache Kafka jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenShift Logging 5.0 openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel8 v5.0.3-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1515
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  • Red Hat AMQ Streams 1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3200
  • Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0727
  • Red Hat Decision Manager 7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3292
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0983
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2938
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-wildfly 7.2.4-1.GA_redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-jackson-core 2.9.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-netty 4.1.34-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.25-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-hibernate 5.3.11-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-jgroups 4.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, +124 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2935
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-wildfly 7.2.4-1.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-jackson-core 2.9.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-netty 4.1.34-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.25-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-hibernate 5.3.11-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-jgroups 4.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, +126 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2936
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-wildfly 7.2.4-1.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-jackson-core 2.9.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-netty 4.1.34-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.25-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-hibernate 5.3.11-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-jgroups 4.0.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, +124 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2937
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-jackson-databind 2.8.11.5-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5856
  • Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes Vert.x 3.8.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3901
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5 v3.11.153-2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3149
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5 v4.1.18-201909201915
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2858
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch6 v4.6.0-202104161407.p0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1230
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3297
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server rh-sso7-keycloak 4.8.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 4.8.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3044
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-libunix-dbus-java 0.8.0-2.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak 4.8.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 4.8.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3045
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak 4.8.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 4.8.13-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3046
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.4 zip
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3050
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-maven35-jackson-databind 2.7.6-2.7.el7, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc 2.7.6-2.7.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-maven35-jackson-databind 2.7.6-2.7.el7, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc 2.7.6-2.7.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-maven35-jackson-databind 2.7.6-2.7.el7, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc 2.7.6-2.7.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-maven35-jackson-databind 2.7.6-2.7.el7, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc 2.7.6-2.7.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-maven35-jackson-databind 2.7.6-2.7.el7, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc 2.7.6-2.7.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-maven35-jackson-databind 2.7.6-2.7.el7, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc 2.7.6-2.7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2743
  • Red Hat Text-Only RHOAR
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2998
  • Red Hat OpenShift Logging 5.0 openshift-logging/fluentd-rhel8 v5.0.3-1, openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8 v5.0.3-1, openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel8 v5.0.3-1, openshift-logging/logging-curator5-rhel8 v5.0.3-1, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-proxy-rhel8 v5.0.3-1, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-rhel8-operator v5.0.3-2, +3 more Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 jackson-databind Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 jackson-databind
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

4 more not affected in the full advisory

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

8.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
>=2.9.0, <2.9.9.2
>=2.8.0, <2.8.11.4
<2.7.9.6
2.9.9.2
2.8.11.4
2.7.9.6

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes
  • CWE-915 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

References

Sources

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