MEDIUM

CVE-2018-1000873

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

4.8 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Packages

com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.9.8

Vendor advisories

CVE-2018-1000873 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed · 5 known affected
jackson-modules-java8: DoS due to an Improper Input Validation
jackson-databind as a component of Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 · jackson-datatype-jsr310 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 · jackson-databind.src as a component of Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
RHSA-2020:5568 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 release and security update

Full record on NVD

Description

Fasterxml Jackson version Before 2.9.8 contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Jackson-Modules-Java8 that can result in Causes a denial-of-service (DoS). This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim deserializes malicious input, specifically very large values in the nanoseconds field of a time value. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.9.8.

Technical details

Published: 2018-12-20

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000873?

Is CVE-2018-1000873 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000873 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.8% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000873?

CVE-2018-1000873 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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