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SCA: security update for org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (GHSA-55g7-9cwv-5qfv)
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 410590
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- snappy-java is a Java port of the snappy, a fast C++ compresser/decompresser developed by Google. The
SnappyInputStream was found to be vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when decompressing data
with a too large chunk size. Due to missing upper bound check on chunk length, an unrecoverable fatal
error can occur. All versions of snappy-java including the latest released version 1.1.10.3 are vulnerable
to this issue. A fix has been introduced in commit `9f8c3cf74` which will be included in the 1.1.10.4
release. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should only accept compressed data from
trusted sources. (CVE-2023-43642)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 410590
Version: Revision 1.6
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.69
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43642
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-43642
cwe: CWE-770