CVE-2022-40151

Stack Buffer Overflow in xstream

Published Sep 16, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-7616 Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f8cc-g7j8-xxpm XStream can cause a Denial of Service by injecting deeply nested objects raising a stack overflow
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00197}

epss

{'score': 0.00211}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xstream
Xstream xstream
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xstream_project:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xstream Project
Xstream Project xstream
Xstream
Xstream xstream
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Google
Published
Updated
Apr 21, 2025, 1:49 PM
Reserved
Sep 7, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 16, 2022, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 16, 2022, 12:00 AM