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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-9606

JBoss RESTEasy before version 3.1.2 could be forced into parsing a request with YamlProvider, resulting in unmarshalling of potentially untrusted data which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with RESTEasy application permissions.

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CVE-2016-9606

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Mar 2018, 20:29 UTC

JBoss RESTEasy before version 3.1.2 could be forced into parsing a request with YamlProvider, resulting in unmarshalling of potentially untrusted data which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with RESTEasy application permissions.

osv:CVE-2016-9606
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9606",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-9606",
    "summary": "JBoss RESTEasy before version 3.1.2 could be forced into parsing a request with YamlProvider, resulting in unmarshalling of potentially untrusted data which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with RESTEasy application permissions.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-9606",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2016-9606",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2016-9606",
        "GHSA-hgjr-xwj3-jfvw"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/resteasy/resteasy",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "0161e4e0e614bd6b3d2c35e512e022e1bb7066dd"
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.1.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "3.1.0.Beta1",
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            "3.1.0.CR3",
            "3.1.0.CR2",
            "3.1.0.CR1",
            "3.1.0.Beta2",
            "3.0.16.Final",
            "3.0.15.Final",
            "3.0.14.Final",
            "3.0.13.Final",
            "3.0.10.Final",
            "3.0.9.Final",
            "3.0.8.Final",
            "3.0.7.Final",
            "3.0.6.Final",
            "3.0.5.Final",
            "3.0.4",
            "3.0.2",
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            "3.0.0.Final",
            "3.0-rc-1",
            "3.0-beta-6",
            "3.0-beta-5",
            "3.0-beta-4",
            "3.0-beta-3",
            "3.0-beta-2",
            "3.0-beta-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9606.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:24.623220499Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1253",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1254",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1256",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1260",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1410",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1411",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1412",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2909",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2913",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400644"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-9606",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 431183,
  "published_at": "2018-03-09T20:29:00.503+00:00"
}