| Name | CVE-2017-7957 |
| Description | XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-930-1, DSA-3841-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 861521 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxstream-java (PTS) | buster | 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.4.15-3+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid, trixie | 1.4.20-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxstream-java | source | wheezy | 1.4.2-1+deb7u2 | DLA-930-1 | ||
| libxstream-java | source | jessie | 1.4.7-2+deb8u2 | DSA-3841-1 | ||
| libxstream-java | source | (unstable) | 1.4.9-2 | 861521 |
https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html
Fixed by: https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/b3570be