Is CVE-2017-7957 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7957 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-05-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7957?

CVE-2017-7957 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-7957?

Patch guidance is available from redhat security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-7957.

Fix CVE-2017-7957 - HIGH redhat fuse

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-7957?

5 products: redhat fuse, redhat jboss middleware, xstream xstream, debian debian linux, debian debian linux.

Description

XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: REDHAT
Published: 4/29/2017
Last Modified: 5/23/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

redhat : fuseredhat : jboss_middlewarexstream : xstreamdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD