{"id":"CVE-2017-7957","aliases":["GHSA-7hwc-46rm-65jh"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7957","summary":"Denial of service in XStream","details":"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.","published":"2017-04-29T19:59:00.167Z","modified":"2026-07-08T05:51:45.419257695Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream","fixedVersion":"1.4.10"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3841"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100687"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039499"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125800"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www-prd-trops.events.ibm.com/node/715749"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T05:51:45.419257695Z"}}