Eclipse Parsson stack overflow with deeply nested objects
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Eclipse Parsson before 1.0.4 and 1.1.3, a document with a large depth of nested objects can allow an attacker to cause a Java stack overflow exception and denial of service. Eclipse Parsson allows processing (e.g. parse, generate, transform and query) JSON documents.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00588 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven): 1.1.3, 1.0.4Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Parsson | up to 1.0.3; 1.1.0 – 1.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven) | 1.1.0 to before 1.1.3 | 1.1.3 | Patch available | GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p |
| — | org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven) | before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p |
- Parsson VendorEclipse Foundation Affected up to 1.0.3; 1.1.0 – 1.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.1.0 to before 1.1.3 Fixed in 1.1.3 Patch available GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p
- org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:parsson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4; 1.1.0 to before 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:parsson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4; 1.1.0 to before 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven) Fixed in 1.1.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p org.eclipse.parsson:parsson (Maven) Fixed in 1.0.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 10 products
- Cryostat 3
- OpenShift Serverless
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
- Red Hat build of Quarkus
- streams for Apache Kafka
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p
References
More Eclipse Foundation Parsson vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-03751 Parsson DoS when parsing numbers from untrusted sources CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-7272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-7272 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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