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CVE-2017-1000034 (GCVE-0-2017-1000034)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:53
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Summary
Akka versions <=2.4.16 and 2.5-M1 are vulnerable to a java deserialization attack in its Remoting component resulting in remote code execution in the context of the ActorSystem.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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2017-07-13 00:00
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