CVE-2019-17571 — Included in Log4j 1
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
Published
2019-12-20T17:15:11.893
Last modified
2026-05-28T19:16:31.683
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
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: 2019-12-20T17:15:11.893
- Last modified: 2026-05-28T19:16:31.683
09References
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00022.html
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277b4b5c2b0e06a825ccec565fa65bd671f35a4d58e…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44491fb9cc19acc901f7cff34acb7376619f1563843…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/479471e6debd608c837b9815b76eab24676657d4444…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/564f03b4e9511fcba29c68fc0299372dadbdb002718…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6114ce566200d76e3cc45c521a62c2c5a4eac157382…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/752ec92cd1e334a639e79bfbd689a4ec2c6579ec5bb…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ab32b4c9f1826f20add7c40be08909de9f58a89dc1…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eea03d504b36e8f870e8321d908e1def1addda16add…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r05755112a8c164abc1004bb44f198b1e3d8ca3d546…
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