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CVE-2018-14718: Block more classes from polymorphic deserialization (CVE-2018-14718 - CVE-2018-14721) · Issue #2097 · FasterXML/jackson-databind
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.
@eyecats Probably someone just read “before 2.9.8” to mean literally all versions, and is not familiar with the concept of multiple open release branches or something.
To me CVE system is much more hassle than value at this point: not only is there no concept of “MAY apply depending on your setting/usage” but also there is no useful way to manage or set versions after the fact (or maybe there is and I just have no resources to learn how to manage them – or actual time to do that if I did). In this case I had an idea of version number for fixed-in, wrt 2.9, but in general fixed-in can only be known in hindsight, long after initial submission.
If anyone wants to submit additional information feel free to.
Worse, there are so many new tools that are being pushed in name of security that are based on flawed data, leading to unnecessary work. I realize that tooling would be useful if it reduced cognitive load, but unfortunately often they seem to over-simplify things into useless category… “as simple as possible but no simpler” as mr. Einstein stated it.
What a huge time sink, for absolutely no value for maintainers.
Anyway: I can’t offer more information than to say that those 4 CVEs (… that I filed initially…)
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