UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40151

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CVE-2022-40151
Published: 16 Sept 2022, 10:15
Last modified:20 May 2026, 16:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Sept 2022, 10:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
20 May 2026, 16:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•libxstream-java

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References (4)