CVE-2016-4000

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4000
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-06 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionJython before 2.7.1rc1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized PyFunction 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-502 | 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
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Jython Project Jython 2.7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Arbitrary Code Execution in org.python:jython-standalone | Snyk af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 snyk.io Third Party Advisory
CPU Oct 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
jython: 330556fdad47 NEWS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.python.org Third Party Advisory
Jython: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201710-28) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3893-1 jython af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Issue 2454: Security Vulnerability in Jython - Jython tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.jython.org Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center CVE-2016-4000 Remote Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE-2016-4000 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
jython: d06e29d100c0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.python.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
#864859 - jython: CVE-2016-4000: Unsafe deserialization leads to code execution - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710472 Gentoo Linux Jython Arbitrary code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201710-28)

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