Deserialization Vulnerability in Spring AMQP Products by VMware
CVE-2021-22097

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Spring AMQp
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 October 2021

What is CVE-2021-22097?

In specific versions of Spring AMQP, a deserialization vulnerability exists within the toString() method of the Spring AMQP Message object. This vulnerability allows for the construction of a malicious java.util.Dictionary object. If triggered, it can lead to substantial resource consumption, specifically resulting in 100% CPU usage when the toString() method is invoked. This poses significant performance and stability risks to applications relying on affected versions.

Affected Version(s)

Spring AMQP Spring AMQP versions 2.2.X prior to 2.2.19 and 2.3.x prior to 2.3.11 .

References

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22097
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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