CVE-2021-22097 is a deserialization vulnerability affecting Spring AMQP versions 2.2.0-2.2.18 and 2.3.0-2.3.10. A malicious java.util.Dictionary object, when deserialized via the toString() method of a Spring AMQP Message with content type application/x-java-serialized-object, can lead to 100% CPU utilization, causing a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.3.0, <= 2.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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