CVE catalog

CVE-2023-1436

libjettison-java affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

An infinite recursion is triggered in Jettison when constructing a JSONArray from a Collection that contains a self-reference in one of its elements. This leads to a StackOverflowError exception being thrown.

Severity
High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.01% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
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}

[Debian bug #1033846]

Publisher notes

[bookworm] libjettison-java: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libjettison-java]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 1.5.3-1 · all · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · libjettison-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjettison-java · debian · 12

    • 1.5.3-1 · all · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · libjettison-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjettison-java · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [libjettison-java]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 1.5.4-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.4-1

      dsa · libjettison-java · debian · 13

    • 1.5.4-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.4-1

      dsa · libjettison-java · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [jettison]Unknown

    Source package: [jettison]

    Details (1)

    • 1.5.4-2.11 · noarch · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.4-1.1

      dsa · jettison · opensuse · tumbleweed

  • [jettison-javadoc]Unknown

    Source package: [jettison]

    Details (1)

    • 1.5.4-2.11 · noarch · tumbleweed

      Unknown · Fixed: 1.5.4-1.1

      Version impact unknown

      dsa · jettison · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]