Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Jackson-databind
In FasterXML jackson-databind 2.4.0-rc1 until 2.12.7.1 and in 2.13.x before 2.13.4.2 resource exhaustion can occur because of a lack of a check in primitive value deserializers to avoid deep wrapper array nesting, when the UNWRAP_SINGLE_VALUE_ARRAYS feature is enabled. This was patched in 2.12.7.1, 2.13.4.2, and 2.14.0.
Commits that introduced vulnerable code are https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/d499f2e7bbc5ebd63af11e1f5cf1989fa323aa45, https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/0e37a39502439ecbaa1a5b5188387c01bf7f7fa1, and https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/7ba9ac5b87a9d6ac0d2815158ecbeb315ad4dcdc.
Fix commits are https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/cd090979b7ea78c75e4de8a4aed04f7e9fa8deea and https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/d78d00ee7b5245b93103fef3187f70543d67ca33.
The 2.13.4.1 release does fix this issue, however it also references a non-existent jackson-bom which causes build failures for gradle users. See https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3627#issuecomment-1277957548 for details. This is fixed in 2.13.4.2 which is listed in the advisory metadata so that users are not subjected to unnecessary build failures
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | >= 2.4.0-rc1, < 2.12.7.1, >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.4.2 | 2.12.7.1, 2.13.4.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42003
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3590
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3627
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/0e37a39502439ecbaa1a5b5188387c01bf7f7fa1
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/2c4a601c626f7790cad9d3c322d244e182838288
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/7ba9ac5b87a9d6ac0d2815158ecbeb315ad4dcdc
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/cd090979b7ea78c75e4de8a4aed04f7e9fa8deea
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/d499f2e7bbc5ebd63af11e1f5cf1989fa323aa45
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/d78d00ee7b5245b93103fef3187f70543d67ca33
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5283
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221124-0004
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-21
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00035.html
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/compare/jackson-databind-2.13.4.1...jackson-databind-2.13.4.2
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commits/jackson-databind-2.4.0-rc1?after=75b97b8519f0d50c62523ad85170d80a197a2c86+174&branch=jackson-databind-2.4.0-rc1&qualified_name=refs%2Ftags%2Fjackson-databind-2.4.0-rc1
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/blob/2.13/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=51020
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind- Disclosed
- 03.10.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jjjh-jjxp-wpff - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 86
- First → latest
- 10.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 24
- High 48
- Medium 14
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 4
- 2019: 19
- 2020: 23
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 17
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