# CVE-2022-42003: In FasterXML jackson-databind before versions 2.13.4.1 and 2.12.17.1, resource exhaustion can occur because of a lack of a check in primitiv

- Also known as: GHSA-JJJH-JJXP-WPFF
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.12.7.1, 2.13.4.2
- Published: 2022-10-02 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## Affected

- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 2.4.0-rc1, fixed in 2.12.7.1
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 2.13.0, fixed in 2.13.4.2

## Description

In FasterXML jackson-databind before versions 2.13.4.1 and 2.12.17.1, resource exhaustion can occur because of a lack of a check in primitive value deserializers to avoid deep wrapper array nesting, when the UNWRAP_SINGLE_VALUE_ARRAYS feature is enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, upgrade to a fixed version (2.12.7.1, 2.13.4.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3590
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/d78d00ee7b5245b93103fef3187f70543d67ca33
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=51020
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-21
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5283
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221124-0004/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00035.html

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