jackson-databind up to 2.12.5/2.13.0 JsonNode JDK denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in jackson-databind up to 2.12.5/2.13.0 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component JsonNode JDK. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-46877. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in jackson-databind up to 2.12.5/2.13.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component JsonNode JDK. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

jackson-databind 2.10.x through 2.12.x before 2.12.6 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.

The weakness was disclosed 03/19/2023 as 3328. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-46877 since 03/18/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.12.6 or 2.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0856). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jackson-databind 2.12.6/2.13.1

Timelineinfo

03/18/2023 🔍
03/19/2023 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3328
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-46877 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-46877
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223387
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2023 07:56
Updated: 07/05/2025 21:54
Changes: 03/19/2023 07:56 (41), 04/11/2023 22:13 (11), 07/05/2025 21:54 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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