7.5

CVE-2020-28491: fasterxml jackson-dataformats-binary

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-28491DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28491GHSA-xmc8-26q4-qjhx
Published 18-02-2021Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-28491 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in fasterxml jackson-dataformats-binary. EPSS estimates a 3.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
3.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
RHSA-2021:3527RHSA-2021:3528RHSA-2021:3529SUSE-SU-2022:1678-1

Timeline

  1. 18-02-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.07% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat1 product
  • jackson-dataformat-cbor≥ 2.8.0rc1, < 2.11.4 | ≥ 2.12.0rc1, < 2.12.1
Debian1 product
  • jackson-dataformat-cborAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.7.8-5.1
Fasterxml1 product
Oracle1 product
Quarkus1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • jackson-dataformat-cborAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 6 products

References

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