CVE-2017-5645
In Apache Log4j 2.x before 2.8.2, when using the TCP socket server or UDP socket server to receive serialized log events from another application, a specially crafted binary payload can be sent that, when deserialized, can execute arbitrary code.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502
- EPSS score
- 89.8% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2020-0263)
- Published
- April 17, 2017
- NVD last modified
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-0263 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 8, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / log4j
- netapp / oncommand api services
- netapp / oncommand insight
- netapp / oncommand workflow automation
- netapp / service level manager
- netapp / snapcenter
- netapp / storage automation store
- oracle / api gateway
- oracle / application testing suite
- oracle / autovue vuelink integration
- oracle / autovue vuelink integration
- oracle / banking platform
- oracle / banking platform
- oracle / banking platform
- oracle / bi publisher
- oracle / bi publisher
- oracle / bi publisher
- oracle / bi publisher
- oracle / communications converged application server - service controller
- oracle / communications instant messaging server
- oracle / communications interactive session recorder
- oracle / communications messaging server
- oracle / communications network integrity
- oracle / communications online mediation controller
- oracle / communications pricing design center
- oracle / communications pricing design center
- oracle / communications service broker
- oracle / communications webrtc session controller
- oracle / configuration manager
- oracle / configuration manager
- oracle / endeca information discovery studio
- oracle / enterprise data quality
- oracle / enterprise manager base platform
- oracle / enterprise manager base platform
- oracle / enterprise manager for fusion middleware
- oracle / enterprise manager for fusion middleware
- oracle / enterprise manager for mysql database
- oracle / enterprise manager for oracle database
- oracle / enterprise manager for oracle database
- oracle / enterprise manager for peoplesoft
- oracle / enterprise manager for peoplesoft
- oracle / financial services analytical applications infrastructure
- oracle / financial services behavior detection platform
- oracle / financial services behavior detection platform
- oracle / financial services hedge management and ifrs valuations
- oracle / financial services hedge management and ifrs valuations
- oracle / financial services lending and leasing
- oracle / financial services lending and leasing
- oracle / financial services loan loss forecasting and provisioning
- oracle / financial services loan loss forecasting and provisioning
and 120 more…
Certified products that may be affected
8 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical
See all 8 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/19/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html(Patch)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html(Patch)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html(Patch)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97702(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040200(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1417(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2423(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2633(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2635(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2636(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2637(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2638(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2808(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2809(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2810(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2811(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2888(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2889(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3399(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3400(Third Party Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545(Third Party Advisory)
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1863(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0dcca05274d20ef2d72584edcf8c917bbb13dbbd7eb35cae909d02e9%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277b4b5c2b0e06a825ccec565fa65bd671f35a4d58e3e2ec5d0618e1%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44491fb9cc19acc901f7cff34acb7376619f15638439416e3e14761c%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/479471e6debd608c837b9815b76eab24676657d4444fcfd5ef96d6e6%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6114ce566200d76e3cc45c521a62c2c5a4eac15738248f58a99f622c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84cc4266238e057b95eb95dfd8b29d46a2592e7672c12c92f68b2917%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ab32b4c9f1826f20add7c40be08909de9f58a89dc1de9c09953f5ac%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e8fb7d76a244ee997ba4b217d6171227f7c2521af8c7c5b16cba27bc%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eea03d504b36e8f870e8321d908e1def1addda16adda04327fe7c125%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0831e2e52a390758ce39a6193f82c11c295175adce6e6307de28c287%40%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r18f1c010b554a3a2d761e8ffffd8674fd4747bcbcf16c643d708318c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
Last updated October 10, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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