CVE-2017-5637 (High) detected in zookeeper-3.4.8.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2017-5637 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - zookeeper-3.4.8.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• curator-framework-2.13.0.jar (Root Library)
  • curator-client-2.13.0.jar
    • ❌ zookeeper-3.4.8.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 12e21721ff1098fe44de120bf2737fd994f40fa6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper server if abused, which leads to the server unable to serve legitimate client requests. Apache ZooKeeper thru version 3.4.9 and 3.5.2 suffer from this issue, fixed in 3.4.10, 3.5.3, and later.

Publish Date: 2017-10-10

URL: CVE-2017-5637

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • 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

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5637

Release Date: 2017-10-09

Fix Resolution (org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper): 3.4.10

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.apache.curator:curator-framework): 3.0.0

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.