CVE-2020-36518 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.13.0.jar

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CVE-2020-36518 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.13.0.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://fasterxml.com/

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/containerbase/cache/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.13.0/889672a1721d6d85b2834fcd29d3fda92c8c8891/jackson-databind-2.13.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• logstash-logback-encoder-7.0.1.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ jackson-databind-2.13.0.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: cc2178f0adb483b3c23a8a2f85e9df100fc7c429

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

jackson-databind before 2.13.0 allows a Java StackOverflow exception and denial of service via a large depth of nested objects.
Mend Note: After conducting further research, Mend has determined that all versions of com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind up to version 2.13.2 are vulnerable to CVE-2020-36518.

Publish Date: 2022-03-11

URL: CVE-2020-36518

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2022-03-11

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.13.2.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder): 7.2

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