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Risk Score

5.9

Out of 10

Summary

CVE-2021-45105

CWEs

CWE-20

Published

2021-12-18

Updated

2022-10-06

Source

NVD

Identifier

CVE-2021-45105

Description

Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 (excluding 2.12.3 and 2.3.1) did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. This allows an attacker with control over Thread Context Map data to cause a denial of service when a crafted string is interpreted. This issue was fixed in Log4j 2.17.0, 2.12.3, and 2.3.1.

MergeBase Comment

We have released a public free tool for detecting vulnerable Log4J versions within any applications that are vulnerable. Available on GitHub here: https://github.com/mergebase/log4j-detector

We have also prepared a YouTube video that explains the critical CVE-2021-44228 Log4J vulnerability in detail, and shows how MergeBase can prevent attackers from exploiting this vulnerability in running unpatched production systems.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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