Jython before 2.7.1rc1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized PyFunction object.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-4000 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 8.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-eclipse46-jython | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | jython | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | jython | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5 | jython | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jython | Not affected |
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