ubuntu-cve-2026-45205
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-05-14 12:16
Modified
2026-05-14 12:16
Summary
Details
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles. This issue affects Apache Commons: from 2.2 before 2.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.15.0, which fixes the issue.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles. This issue affects Apache Commons: from 2.2 before 2.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.15.0, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45205",
"modified": "2026-05-14T12:16:00Z",
"published": "2026-05-14T12:16:00Z",
"references": [
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45205"
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"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45205"
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{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/5"
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{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/pull/634"
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"url": "https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/commit/b51f6bf26e774f3416fdf782a5e1edf33f32ba82"
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}
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"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
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]
}
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