CVE-2021-46877

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2021-46877?

The severity of CVE-2021-46877 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

Q: What is the affected software of CVE-2021-46877?

The affected software of CVE-2021-46877 includes jackson-databind versions 2.10.x through 2.12.x before 2.12.6 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1.

Q: How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-46877?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-46877 to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.

Q: What is the remedy for CVE-2021-46877?

The remedy for CVE-2021-46877 is to update to jackson-databind version 2.12.6 or 2.13.1.

Q: Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-46877?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-46877 on the CVE website (https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46877) and the NIST National Vulnerability Database (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46877).

Published Mar 18, 2023

Updated

A flaw was found in Jackson Databind. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available

redhat/jenkins<0:2.401.1.1686649641-3.el8

0:2.401.1.1686649641-3.el8

redhat/jenkins<0:2.387.3.1684911776-3.el8

0:2.387.3.1684911776-3.el8

redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea

0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea

redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el9ea

0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el9ea

redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea

0:7.4.12-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea

redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7

0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el7

redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8

0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el8

redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el9

0:18.0.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el9

maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind>=2.13.0<2.13.1

2.13.1

maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind>=2.10.0<2.12.6

2.12.6

fasterxml jackson-databind>=2.10.0<2.12.6

fasterxml jackson-databind=2.13.0

fasterxml jackson-databind=2.13.0-rc1

fasterxml jackson-databind=2.13.0-rc2

redhat/jackson-databind<2.13.1

2.13.1

redhat/jackson-databind<2.12.6

2.12.6

IBM Financial Transaction Manager for ACH Services and Check Services for Multi-Platform<=3.0.0.0 - 3.0.5.4 iFix 27

Event History

Mar 18, 2023

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Description

Mar 19, 2023

Advisory Published

via GitHub·12:30 AM

Apr 11, 2023

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·04:16 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Feb 9, 2026

Data Sourced

via IBM·12:00 AM

DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-46877?

The severity of CVE-2021-46877 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

What is the affected software of CVE-2021-46877?

The affected software of CVE-2021-46877 includes jackson-databind versions 2.10.x through 2.12.x before 2.12.6 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-46877?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-46877 to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.

What is the remedy for CVE-2021-46877?

The remedy for CVE-2021-46877 is to update to jackson-databind version 2.12.6 or 2.13.1.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-46877?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-46877 on the CVE website (https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46877) and the NIST National Vulnerability Database (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46877).

CVE-2021-46877

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What is the severity of CVE-2021-46877?

What is the affected software of CVE-2021-46877?

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-46877?

What is the remedy for CVE-2021-46877?

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