CVE-2018-14718
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the slf4j-ext class from polymorphic deserialization.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the slf4j-ext class from polymorphic deserialization.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.68% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- fasterxml/jackson-databind · debian/debian linux · oracle/banking platform · oracle/business process management suite · oracle/communications billing and revenue management · oracle/communications instant messaging server · oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization · oracle/financial services analytical applications infrastructure · oracle/global lifecycle management opatch · oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone orchestrator · oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools · oracle/jdeveloper · oracle/nosql database · oracle/primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management · oracle/primavera unifier · oracle/retail customer management and segmentation foundation · oracle/retail merchandising system · oracle/retail workforce management software · oracle/siebel engineering - installer \& deployment · oracle/siebel ui framework · +5 more
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 12.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106601Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0877Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1782Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1797Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2804Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3002Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/87d29af25e82a249ea15858e2d4ecbf64091db44Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2097Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.9.7Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6a78f88716c3c57aa74ec05764a37ab3874769a347805903b393b286%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/82b01bfb6787097427ce97cec6a7127e93718bc05d1efd5eaffc228f%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba973114605d936be276ee6ce09dfbdbf78aa56f6cdc6e79bfa7b8df%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d4a247329a8478073163567bbc8c8cb6b49c6bfc2bf58153a857af1%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.