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CVE-2015-3253

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Aug 13, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
9.6 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3253
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/74.html

The MethodClosure class in runtime/MethodClosure.java in Apache Groovy 1.7.0 through 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized object.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GroovyApache1.7.0 (including)1.7.0 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.0-beta_1 (including)1.7.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.0-beta_2 (including)1.7.0-beta_2 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.0-rc1 (including)1.7.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.0-rc2 (including)1.7.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.1 (including)1.7.1 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.2 (including)1.7.2 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.3 (including)1.7.3 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.4 (including)1.7.4 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.5 (including)1.7.5 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.6 (including)1.7.6 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.7 (including)1.7.7 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.8 (including)1.7.8 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.9 (including)1.7.9 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.10 (including)1.7.10 (including)
GroovyApache1.7.11 (including)1.7.11 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0 (including)1.8.0 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-beta_1 (including)1.8.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-beta_2 (including)1.8.0-beta_2 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-beta_3 (including)1.8.0-beta_3 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-beta_4 (including)1.8.0-beta_4 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-rc1 (including)1.8.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-rc2 (including)1.8.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-rc3 (including)1.8.0-rc3 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.0-rc4 (including)1.8.0-rc4 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.1 (including)1.8.1 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.2 (including)1.8.2 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.3 (including)1.8.3 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.4 (including)1.8.4 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.5 (including)1.8.5 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.6 (including)1.8.6 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.7 (including)1.8.7 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.8 (including)1.8.8 (including)
GroovyApache1.8.9 (including)1.8.9 (including)
GroovyApache1.9.0 (including)1.9.0 (including)
GroovyApache1.9.0-beta_1 (including)1.9.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache1.9.0-beta_3 (including)1.9.0-beta_3 (including)
GroovyApache1.9.0-beta_4 (including)1.9.0-beta_4 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0 (including)2.0.0 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-beta_1 (including)2.0.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-beta_2 (including)2.0.0-beta_2 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-beta_3 (including)2.0.0-beta_3 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-rc1 (including)2.0.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-rc2 (including)2.0.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-rc3 (including)2.0.0-rc3 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.0-rc4 (including)2.0.0-rc4 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.6 (including)2.0.6 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.7 (including)2.0.7 (including)
GroovyApache2.0.8 (including)2.0.8 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.0-beta_1 (including)2.1.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.0-rc1 (including)2.1.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.0-rc2 (including)2.1.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.0-rc3 (including)2.1.0-rc3 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.3 (including)2.1.3 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.4 (including)2.1.4 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.5 (including)2.1.5 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.6 (including)2.1.6 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.7 (including)2.1.7 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.8 (including)2.1.8 (including)
GroovyApache2.1.9 (including)2.1.9 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.0-beta_1 (including)2.2.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.0-beta_2 (including)2.2.0-beta_2 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.0-rc1 (including)2.2.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.0-rc2 (including)2.2.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.0-rc3 (including)2.2.0-rc3 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
GroovyApache2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.0 (including)2.3.0 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.0-beta_1 (including)2.3.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.0-beta_2 (including)2.3.0-beta_2 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.0-rc1 (including)2.3.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.0-rc2 (including)2.3.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.0-rc3 (including)2.3.0-rc3 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.2 (including)2.3.2 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.3 (including)2.3.3 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.4 (including)2.3.4 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.5 (including)2.3.5 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.6 (including)2.3.6 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.7 (including)2.3.7 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.8 (including)2.3.8 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.9 (including)2.3.9 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.10 (including)2.3.10 (including)
GroovyApache2.3.11 (including)2.3.11 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0-beta_1 (including)2.4.0-beta_1 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0-beta_2 (including)2.4.0-beta_2 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0-beta_3 (including)2.4.0-beta_3 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0-beta_4 (including)2.4.0-beta_4 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0-rc1 (including)2.4.0-rc1 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.0-rc2 (including)2.4.0-rc2 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
GroovyApache2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatgroovy-0:1.8.9-8.el7_4*
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.2RedHatgroovy-all*
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3RedHatgroovy-all*
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3RedHatgrovy-all*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatrh-maven33-groovy-0:1.8.9-7.19.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSRedHatrh-maven33-groovy-0:1.8.9-7.19.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-maven33-groovy-0:1.8.9-7.19.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSRedHatrh-maven33-groovy-0:1.8.9-7.19.el7*
GroovyUbuntuartful*
GroovyUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
GroovyUbuntuprecise*
GroovyUbuntutrusty*
GroovyUbuntuupstream*
GroovyUbuntuvivid*
GroovyUbuntuwily*
GroovyUbuntuxenial*
GroovyUbuntuyakkety*
GroovyUbuntuzesty*
Groovy2Ubuntuupstream*
Groovy2Ubuntuvivid*
Groovy2Ubuntuwily*

Potential Mitigations

References

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