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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-3x8x-79m2-3w2w
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-3x8x-79m2-3w2w
Aliases CVE-2021-46877
Summary jackson-databind possible Denial of Service if using JDK serialization to serialize JsonNode jackson-databind 2.10.x through 2.12.x before 2.12.6 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3x8x-79m2-3w2w/GHSA-3x8x-79m2-3w2w.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-26T15:58:50Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2021/46xxx/CVE-2021-46877.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2021-46877

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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]