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libjettison-java — security advisory
Those using Jettison to parse untrusted XML or JSON data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
- Products
- libjettison-java
- Affected versions
- 1.2-3, 1.4.0-1, 1.4.1-1, 1.5.4-1
- Fixed versions
- 1.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1, 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-40149
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Those using Jettison to parse untrusted XML or JSON data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40149
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: 1.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libjettison-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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