CVE-2022-36944Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Scala

Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
65.2%
top 1.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 23
Latest updateJul 17

Description

Scala 2.13.x before 2.13.9 has a Java deserialization chain in its JAR file. On its own, it cannot be exploited. There is only a risk in conjunction with Java object deserialization within an application. In such situations, it allows attackers to erase contents of arbitrary files, make network connections, or possibly run arbitrary code (specifically, Function0 functions) via a gadget chain.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDscala-lang/scala2.13.02.13.9
debiandebian/scala

Also affects: Fedora 35, 36

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Scala subject to file deletion, code execution due to Java deserialization chain with LazyList object deserialization2022-09-25
GHSA
Scala subject to file deletion, code execution due to Java deserialization chain with LazyList object deserialization2022-09-25
OSV
CVE-2022-36944: Scala 22022-09-23

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Financial Services Applications Risk Matrix: Installer (Scala) — CVE-2022-369442024-07-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Applications Risk Matrix: Security (Scala) — CVE-2022-369442024-01-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: CMP (Scala) — CVE-2022-369442023-10-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Other (Scala) — CVE-2022-369442023-07-15
Red Hat
scala: deserialization gadget chain2022-09-23

🕵️Threat Intelligence

8
Qualys
Oracle Critical Patch Update, July 2024 Security Update Review2024-07-17
Qualys
Oracle Critical Patch Security Update: July 2024 Review | Qualys2024-07-17
Qualys
Oracle Patch Update, January 2024 Security Update Review2024-01-17
Qualys
Oracle Patch Update, January 2024 Security Update Review | Qualys2024-01-17
Qualys
Oracle Patch Tuesday, October 2023 Security Update Review | Qualys2023-10-18
CVE-2022-36944 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data | cvebase