CVE-2021-20190

Summary

CVECVE-2021-20190
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-19 17:15:13 UTC
Updated2026-07-24 14:27:51 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in jackson-databind before 2.9.10.7. FasterXML mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-502 | CWE-502 CWE-502 | CWE-502 CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary8.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fasterxml Jackson-databind All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Jackson-databind affected jackson-databind 2.9.10.7 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Block one more gadget type (javax.swing, CVE-2020-xxx) · Issue #2854 · FasterXML/jackson-databind · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2638-1] jackson-databind security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
1916633 – (CVE-2021-20190) CVE-2021-20190 jackson-databind: mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to javax.swing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r380e9257bacb8551ee6fcf2c59890ae9477b2c78e553fa9e... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2021-20190 FasterXML Jackson Databind Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com 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

  • 178642 Debian Security Update for jackson-databind (DLA 2638-1)
  • 180110 Debian Security Update for jackson-databind (CVE-2021-20190)
  • 375626 IBM Cognos Analytics Multiple Vulnerabilities (6451705)
  • 982711 Java (maven) Security Update for com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (GHSA-5949-rw7g-wx7w)

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