CVE-2023-36480 — The Aerospike Java client is a Java application that implements a network protoc

The Aerospike Java client is a Java application that implements a network protocol to communicate with an Aerospike server. Prior to versions 7.0.0, 6.2.0, 5.2.0, and 4.5.0 some of the messages received from the server contain Java objects that the client deserializes when it enc

01What is this vulnerability?

The Aerospike Java client is a Java application that implements a network protocol to communicate with an Aerospike server. Prior to versions 7.0.0, 6.2.0, 5.2.0, and 4.5.0 some of the messages received from the server contain Java objects that the client deserializes when it encounters them without further validation. Attackers that manage to trick clients into communicating with a malicious…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
aerospike	aerospike	client-java — >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.0, >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.0, < 4.5.0

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: 2023-08-04T14:29:34.806Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-17T14:59:59.067Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/security/advisories/GHSA-jj95…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/commit/02bf28e62fb186f004c82c…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/commit/51c65e32837da29435161a…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/commit/66aafb4cd743cf53baffae…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/commit/80c508cc5ecb0173ce92d7…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• github.com — https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-java/blob/e40a49b3db0d2b3d45068910…
• support.aerospike.com — https://support.aerospike.com/s/article/CVE-2023-36480-Aerospike-Java-Client-vul…