CVE-2017-7957

XStream: DoS when unmarshalling void type

Published Apr 29, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-930-1 libxstream-java security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3841-1 libxstream-java
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0471 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7hwc-46rm-65jh Denial of service in XStream
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat fuse
Redhat jboss Middleware
Xstream
Xstream xstream
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xstream_project:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xstream Project
Xstream Project xstream
Redhat fuse
Redhat jboss Middleware
Xstream
Xstream xstream
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2026, 9:03 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 29, 2017, 7:59 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 3, 2017, 12:00 AM