CVE-2019-17571
CriticalDeserialization of Untrusted Data in Log4j
Published Jan 6, 2020 · Updated Oct 5, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17571, DLA-2065-1, DSA-4686-1, GHSA-2qrg-x229-3v8q, ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2019-17571, SUSE-SU-2020:0053-1, SUSE-SU-2020:0054-1, SUSE-SU-2020:14267-1, TR-22-0001, TR-22-0435, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17571, USN-4495-1, USN-5998-1
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2019-17571 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3.1) affecting Bookkeeper (Apache), Log4j (Apache), Oncommand System Manager (Netapp) and 22 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including Bookkeeper 4.14.3, Log4j <=1.2.17, Log4j 0:1.2.14-19.patch_01.ep5.el5.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
70%
Higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.
Affected Products
135 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| BookkeeperApache | See advisory | 4.14.3 |
| Log4jApache | >= versions up to 1.2.17 | 1.2.17 |
| Oncommand System ManagerNetapp | See advisory | 3.1.3 |
| Oncommand Workflow AutomationNetapp | See advisory | n/a |
| Application Testing SuiteOracle | 13.3.0.1 | n/a |
Patched Releases
Bookkeeper
4.14.3
Log4j
<=1.2.17, 0:1.2.14-19.patch_01.ep5.el5, 0:1.2.14-6.7.el6_10, 0:1.2.17-16.el7_4, 1.2.15-126.3.1, 1.2.15-26.32.14.1, 1.2.17-16.12.amzn1, 1.2.17-16.el7_4, 1.2.17-17.amzn2, 1.2.17-5.3.1, 1.2.17-lp151.5.3.1, 2.13.2-1.9
apache-log4j1.2
1.2.17-5+deb8u1, 1.2.17-7+deb9u1, 1.2.17-7ubuntu1+esm1, 1.2.17-8+deb10u1, 1.2.17-8+deb10u1build0.18.04.1, 1.2.17-8+deb10u1ubuntu0.2, 1.2.17-9, 1.2.17-9ubuntu0.2
druid
35.0.1-r1
eap7-jboss-ec2-eap
0:7.0.8-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el6, 0:7.0.8-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el7
io.root.log4j:log4j
1.2.12-root.io.1, 1.2.12-root.io.2, 1.2.14-root.io.5, 1.2.14-root.io.6
jboss-ec2-eap
0:7.5.17-1.Final_redhat_4.ep6.el6
log4j-eap6
0:1.2.16-12.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, 0:1.2.16-12.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7
log4j-javadoc
1.2.17-16.12.amzn1, 1.2.17-16.el7_4, 1.2.17-17.amzn2, 1.2.17-lp151.5.3.1, 2.13.2-1.9
log4j-jcl
2.13.2-1.9
log4j-manual
1.2.15-126.3.1, 1.2.17-16.12.amzn1, 1.2.17-16.el7_4, 1.2.17-17.amzn2, 1.2.17-5.3.1, 1.2.17-lp151.5.3.1
log4j-mini
1.2.17-lp151.5.3.1
log4j-slf4j
2.13.2-1.9
log4j:log4j
1.2.12-aikido.2, 1.2.14-aikido.5, 1.2.14-aikido.6
log4j12
1.2.17-3.9
log4j12-javadoc
1.2.17-3.9
log4j12-manual
1.2.17-3.9
Oncommand System Manager
<=3.1.3
Communications Network Integrity
<=7.3.6
Financial Services Lending And Leasing
<=14.8.0
Mysql Enterprise Monitor
<=8.0.29
Primavera Gateway
<=16.2.11
tomcat-native
0:1.2.8-10.redhat_10.ep7.el6, 0:1.2.8-10.redhat_10.ep7.el7
tomcat7
0:7.0.70-22.ep7.el6, 0:7.0.70-22.ep7.el7
tomcat8
0:8.0.36-24.ep7.el6, 0:8.0.36-24.ep7.el7
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Jan 6, 2020
Last updated
Oct 5, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
- advisoryhttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5050
- advisoryhttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5052
- advisoryhttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5053
- advisoryhttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5095
- advisoryhttp://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29751
FAQ
Common Questions.
Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data.
Affected: Bookkeeper (Apache); Log4j (Apache) versions >= versions up to 1.2.17; Oncommand System Manager (Netapp), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including Bookkeeper 4.14.3, Log4j <=1.2.17, Log4j 0:1.2.14-19.patch_01.ep5.el5.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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