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jackson-dataformat-cbor — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28491

This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.

Products
jackson-dataformat-cbor
Affected versions
2.7.8-5, 2.7.8-5.1
Fixed versions
2.7.8-5.1
CVEs
CVE-2020-28491
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28491

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Feb 2021, 16:15 UTC

This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28491

jackson-dataformat-cbor

Fixed versions: Not specified

jackson-dataformat-cbor

Fixed versions: 2.7.8-5.1

jackson-dataformat-cbor

Fixed versions: 2.7.8-5.1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:02:42.982134037Z",
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