SB2017052201 - Remote code execution in Red Hat JBoss RESTEasy
Published: May 22, 2017 Updated: May 26, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017052201
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9606)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper parsing of user-supplied requests. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted request, which when parsed by the YamlProvider feature of the affected application allows to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using RESTEasy.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.