Is CVE-2019-17571 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 69%.

What products does CVE-2019-17571 affect?

Tracked products affected include Apache Log4j. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17571?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2019-17571

Q: What is CVE-2019-17571?

CVE-2019-17571 is a critical-severity software vulnerability (Insecure deserialization) with a CVSS score of 9.8. Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network

CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Insecure deserialization

9.8CVSS CRITICAL

Summary

Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)69%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Apache Log4j

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00022.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277b4b5c2b0e06a825ccec565fa65bd671f35a4d58e3e2ec5d0618e1%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44491fb9cc19acc901f7cff34acb7376619f15638439416e3e14761c%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/479471e6debd608c837b9815b76eab24676657d4444fcfd5ef96d6e6%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/564f03b4e9511fcba29c68fc0299372dadbdb002718fa8edcc4325e4%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6114ce566200d76e3cc45c521a62c2c5a4eac15738248f58a99f622c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/752ec92cd1e334a639e79bfbd689a4ec2c6579ec5bb41b53ffdf358d%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ab32b4c9f1826f20add7c40be08909de9f58a89dc1de9c09953f5ac%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E