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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html Vendor Advisory
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · redhat, xstream, debianNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 5
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 18
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889 Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749 Broken Link, Permissions Required
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889 Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749 Broken Link, Permissions Required