vulnerability / NVI-00013263 / Revision 1
jackson-databind: Duration XMLGregorianCalendar Unbounded Number Parse DoS
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind, tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind, com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.
01 / Meaning
Why it matters
Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.
7.5 high
GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.
As of · GitHub Advisory Database
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind
source listed>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.2
### Summary `jackson-databind` 3.2.1 deserializes a JSON **string** bound to a `javax.xml.datatype.Duration` or `javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar` field by passing the raw string verbatim to `DatatypeFactory.newDuration(value)` / `newXMLGregorianCalendar(value)`. Per the XML-Schema lexical grammar these factory methods accept numeric components of arbitrary length, which the JDK materializes into `java.math.BigInteger` / `BigDecimal` using the native `BigInteger(String)` constructor (an O(n²) parser). Because the digits reside inside a JSON **string** token, jackson-core's `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` guard (which bounds only JSON *number* tokens) never fires, so there is no length limit anywhere on this path. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a single small request (e.g. ~1–5 MB) that forces tens of seconds to minutes of single-thread CPU consumption, yielding a denial of service under the default `JsonMapper.builder().build()` mapper with no polymorphic typing or special configuration. ### Details `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` (jackson-core, default 1000) bounds the **text length of JSON number tokens** only; it does not apply to digits inside a
tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind
source listed>= 3.0.0, < 3.1.6
### Summary `jackson-databind` 3.2.1 deserializes a JSON **string** bound to a `javax.xml.datatype.Duration` or `javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar` field by passing the raw string verbatim to `DatatypeFactory.newDuration(value)` / `newXMLGregorianCalendar(value)`. Per the XML-Schema lexical grammar these factory methods accept numeric components of arbitrary length, which the JDK materializes into `java.math.BigInteger` / `BigDecimal` using the native `BigInteger(String)` constructor (an O(n²) parser). Because the digits reside inside a JSON **string** token, jackson-core's `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` guard (which bounds only JSON *number* tokens) never fires, so there is no length limit anywhere on this path. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a single small request (e.g. ~1–5 MB) that forces tens of seconds to minutes of single-thread CPU consumption, yielding a denial of service under the default `JsonMapper.builder().build()` mapper with no polymorphic typing or special configuration. ### Details `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` (jackson-core, default 1000) bounds the **text length of JSON number tokens** only; it does not apply to digits inside a
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
source listed>= 2.14.0, < 2.18.10
### Summary `jackson-databind` 3.2.1 deserializes a JSON **string** bound to a `javax.xml.datatype.Duration` or `javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar` field by passing the raw string verbatim to `DatatypeFactory.newDuration(value)` / `newXMLGregorianCalendar(value)`. Per the XML-Schema lexical grammar these factory methods accept numeric components of arbitrary length, which the JDK materializes into `java.math.BigInteger` / `BigDecimal` using the native `BigInteger(String)` constructor (an O(n²) parser). Because the digits reside inside a JSON **string** token, jackson-core's `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` guard (which bounds only JSON *number* tokens) never fires, so there is no length limit anywhere on this path. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a single small request (e.g. ~1–5 MB) that forces tens of seconds to minutes of single-thread CPU consumption, yielding a denial of service under the default `JsonMapper.builder().build()` mapper with no polymorphic typing or special configuration. ### Details `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` (jackson-core, default 1000) bounds the **text length of JSON number tokens** only; it does not apply to digits inside a
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
source listed>= 2.19.0, < 2.21.6
### Summary `jackson-databind` 3.2.1 deserializes a JSON **string** bound to a `javax.xml.datatype.Duration` or `javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar` field by passing the raw string verbatim to `DatatypeFactory.newDuration(value)` / `newXMLGregorianCalendar(value)`. Per the XML-Schema lexical grammar these factory methods accept numeric components of arbitrary length, which the JDK materializes into `java.math.BigInteger` / `BigDecimal` using the native `BigInteger(String)` constructor (an O(n²) parser). Because the digits reside inside a JSON **string** token, jackson-core's `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` guard (which bounds only JSON *number* tokens) never fires, so there is no length limit anywhere on this path. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a single small request (e.g. ~1–5 MB) that forces tens of seconds to minutes of single-thread CPU consumption, yielding a denial of service under the default `JsonMapper.builder().build()` mapper with no polymorphic typing or special configuration. ### Details `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` (jackson-core, default 1000) bounds the **text length of JSON number tokens** only; it does not apply to digits inside a
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
source listed>= 2.22.0, < 2.22.2
### Summary `jackson-databind` 3.2.1 deserializes a JSON **string** bound to a `javax.xml.datatype.Duration` or `javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar` field by passing the raw string verbatim to `DatatypeFactory.newDuration(value)` / `newXMLGregorianCalendar(value)`. Per the XML-Schema lexical grammar these factory methods accept numeric components of arbitrary length, which the JDK materializes into `java.math.BigInteger` / `BigDecimal` using the native `BigInteger(String)` constructor (an O(n²) parser). Because the digits reside inside a JSON **string** token, jackson-core's `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` guard (which bounds only JSON *number* tokens) never fires, so there is no length limit anywhere on this path. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a single small request (e.g. ~1–5 MB) that forces tens of seconds to minutes of single-thread CPU consumption, yielding a denial of service under the default `JsonMapper.builder().build()` mapper with no polymorphic typing or special configuration. ### Details `StreamReadConstraints.maxNumberLength` (jackson-core, default 1000) bounds the **text length of JSON number tokens** only; it does not apply to digits inside a
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
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- GHSA-q4xh-88c3-wmh7 ↗
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