WS-2016-7112 (Medium) detected in spring-context-4.2.5.RELEASE.jar

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WS-2016-7112 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-context-4.2.5.RELEASE.jar

Spring Context

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-context/4.2.5.RELEASE/spring-context-4.2.5.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-web-4.2.5.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-context-4.2.5.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4c8d5a1732722418ec10d2f1f5fd7e7a6e43c83b

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework, versions 3.0.0.RELEASE through 3.2.17.RELEASE, 4.0.0.RELEASE through 4.2.7.RELEASE and 4.3.0.RELEASE through 4.3.1.RELEASE are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow, which allows an authenticated attacker to crash the application when giving CronSequenceGenerator a reversed range in the “minutes” or “hours” fields.

Publish Date: 2021-09-23

URL: WS-2016-7112

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2016-07-14

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-context): 4.2.8.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-web): 4.2.8.RELEASE

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