CVE-2017-3159 — Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-seriali

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

01What is this vulnerability?

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-03-07T15:59:00.517
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• camel.apache.org — http://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-3159.txt.asc?version=1…
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/22/2
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96321
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e6…
• www.github.com — https://www.github.com/mbechler/marshalsec/blob/master/marshalsec.pdf?raw=true
• camel.apache.org — http://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-3159.txt.asc?version=1…
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/22/2
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96321