CVE-2015-3253

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3253
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-13 14:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe MethodClosure class in runtime/MethodClosure.java in Apache Groovy 1.7.0 through 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized object.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-74 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.0 beta_2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.10 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.11 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.3 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.4 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.5 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.6 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.7 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.8 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.7.9 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 beta_2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 beta_3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 beta_4 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.0 rc4 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.3 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.4 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.5 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.6 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.7 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.8 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.8.9 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.9.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.9.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.9.0 beta_3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 1.9.0 beta_4 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 beta_2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 beta_3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.0 rc4 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.3 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.4 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.5 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.6 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.7 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.8 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.1.9 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.0 beta_2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.2.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.0 beta_2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.10 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.11 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.3 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.4 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.5 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.6 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.7 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.8 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.3.9 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 beta_1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 beta_2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 beta_3 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 beta_4 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.1 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.2 All All All
Application Apache Groovy 2.4.3 All All All
Application Oracle Health Sciences Clinical Development Center 3.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Health Sciences Clinical Development Center 3.1.2 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker Cloud Service 15.0 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker Cloud Service 4.1 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker Cloud Service 5.1 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker Cloud Service 5.2 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Service Backbone 13.0 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Service Backbone 13.1 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Service Backbone 13.2 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Service Backbone 14.0 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Service Backbone 14.1 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Service Backbone 15.0 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management 13.2 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management 14.0 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management 14.1 All All All
Application Oracle Webcenter Sites 11.1.1.8.0 All All All
Application Oracle Webcenter Sites 12.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
CVE-2015-3253 Apache Groovy Vulnerability in OnCommand Insight | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
Apache Groovy 2.4.3 Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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The Groovy programming language - Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groovy-lang.org Vendor Advisory
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Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
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