CVE-2016-6814: apache groovy Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6814 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in apache groovy. EPSS estimates a 17.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 18-01-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When an application with unsupported Codehaus versions of Groovy from 1.7.0 to 2.4.3, Apache Groovy 2.4.4 to 2.4.7 on classpath uses standard Java serialization mechanisms, e.g. to communicate between servers or to store local data, it was possible for an attacker to bake a special serialized object that will execute code directly when deserialized. All applications which rely on serialization and do not isolate the code which deserializes objects were subject to this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
17.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 17.24% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard25 products
- eco-java-gradle-1.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-java-gradle-2.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-java-gradle-2.1All versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-java-gradle-2.10All versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-java-gradle-2.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Mageia2 products
- groovy< 1.8.9-5.2.mga5
- groovy18< 1.8.9-26.1.mga6
Org.codehaus.groovy2 products
- groovy≥ 1.7.0, < 2.4.8
- groovy-all≥ 1.7.0, < 2.4.8
Ubuntu2 products
- groovyAll versions (No fix recorded)
- groovy2< 2.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Apache1 product
- groovy≥ 1.7.0, ≤ 2.4.3 | ≥ 2.4.4, ≤ 2.4.7
Debian1 product
- groovy< 2.4.8-1 | < 1.8.6-1+deb7u2
Redhat1 product
7 vendors · 34 products
References
26 links- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2596Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2486Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryWEB
