CVE-2017-5929
CVE-2017-5929 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qos Logback with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-502.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 7.5
- EPSS exploit prediction: 8% (94th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-502
- Affected product: Qos Logback
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
QOS.ch Logback before 1.2.0 has a serialization vulnerability affecting the SocketServer and ServerSocketReceiver components.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5929?
- QOS.ch Logback before 1.2.0 has a serialization vulnerability affecting the SocketServer and ServerSocketReceiver components.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5929?
- CVE-2017-5929 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2017-5929 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 8% (94th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2017-5929?
- CVE-2017-5929 primarily affects Qos Logback. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2017-5929?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2017-5929 published?
- CVE-2017-5929 was published on 2017-03-13 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/18d509024d9aeb07f0e9579066f80bf5d4dcf20467b0c240043890d1%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a6db61616180d73711d6db25703085940026e2dbc40f153f9d22b203%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fa4eaaa6ff41ac6f79811e053c152ee89b7c5da8a6ac848ae97df67f%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0bb19330e48d5ad784fa20dacba9e5538d8d60f5cd9142e0f1432b4b%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2a08573ddee4a86dc96d469485a5843a01710ee0dc2078dfca410c79%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2c2d57ca180e8173c90fe313ddf8eabbdcf8e3ae196f8b9f42599790%40%3Ccommits.mnemonic.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r397bf63783240fbb5713389d3f889d287ae0c11509006700ac720037%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4673642893562c58cbee60c151ded6c077e8a2d02296e862224a9161%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r632ec30791b441e2eb5a3129532bf1b689bf181d0ef7daf50bcf0fd6%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r718f27bed898008a8e037d9cc848cfc1df4d18abcbaee0cb0c142cfb%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r967953a14e05016bc4bcae9ef3dd92e770181158b4246976ed8295c9%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra007cec726a3927c918ec94c4316d05d1829c49eae8dc3648adc35e2%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb4dfca2f7e3e8f3570eec21c79832d33a51dfde6762725660b60169%40%3Cdev.mnemonic.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5f0cc2f3b153bdf15ee7389d78585829abc9c7af4d322ba1085dd3e%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd2227af3c9ada2a72dc72ed05517f5857a34d487580e1f2803922ff9%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re9b787727291786dfe088e3cd078c7d195c0b5781e15d3cd24a3b2fc%40%3Cdev.mnemonic.apache.org%3E
- https://logback.qos.ch/news.html
Affected products (3)
- cpe:2.3:a:qos:logback:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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