CVE-2023-26464 (High) detected in log4j-1.2.16.jar

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CVE-2023-26464 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - log4j-1.2.16.jar

Apache Log4j 1.2

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/log4j/log4j/1.2.16/log4j-1.2.16.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jrobotremoteserver-3.0.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ log4j-1.2.16.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **

When using the Chainsaw or SocketAppender components with Log4j 1.x on JRE less than 1.7, an attacker that manages to cause a logging entry involving a specially-crafted (ie, deeply nested)
hashmap or hashtable (depending on which logging component is in use) to be processed could exhaust the available memory in the virtual machine and achieve Denial of Service when the object is deserialized.

This issue affects Apache Log4j before 2. Affected users are recommended to update to Log4j 2.x.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Publish Date: 2023-03-10

URL: CVE-2023-26464

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-vp98-w2p3-mv35

Release Date: 2023-03-10

Fix Resolution: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.0

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