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CVE-2016-2173

Severity9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in1.5.5
WeaknessImproper input validation (CWE-20)
Published21 Apr 2017
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

org.springframework.core.serializer.DefaultDeserializer in Spring AMQP before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 1 repository below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed, none at 5+ stars
  • EPSS 6.3% chance in 30 days

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
GitHub PoC HaToan/CVE-2016-2173 4 2017-03-29

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a deserialization vulnerability. Matched by description (CWE-20 was assigned, but does not settle the class on its own).
Candidate fix https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326205 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix

How to mitigate CVE-2016-2173

Upgrade the affected software to 1.5.5 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its deserialization and process rules. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp 0 1.5.5 unbounded

Products and versions

3 products, 5 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd fedoraproject fedora generic 22 · 23 · 24
osv org.springframework.amqp spring-amqp generic < 1.5.5
nvd vmware spring advanced message queuing protocol generic < 1.5.5

References

URLTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326205 bugzilla
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-2173 WEB
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182551.html WEB
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182850.html WEB
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182959.html WEB

Timeline

Published2017-04-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.