This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration affects Apache Commons Configuration: from 2.0 before 2.10.1. User can see this as a 'StackOverflowError' calling 'ListDelimiterHandler.flatten(Object, int)' with a cyclical object tree. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.1, which fixes the issue.
This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration affects Apache Commons Configuration: from 2.0 before 2.10.1. User can see this as a 'StackOverflowError' when adding a property in 'AbstractListDelimiterHandler.flattenIterator()'. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.1, which fixes the issue.
Apache Commons Configuration performs variable interpolation, allowing properties to be dynamically evaluated and expanded. The standard format for interpolation is "${prefix:name}", where "prefix" is used to locate an instance of org.apache.commons.configuration2.interpol.Lookup that performs the interpolation. Starting with version 2.4 and continuing through 2.7, the set of default Lookup instances included interpolators that could result in arbitrary code execution or contact with remote servers. These lookups are: - "script" - execute …
Apache Commons Configuration uses a third-party library to parse YAML files which by default allows the instantiation of classes if the YAML includes special statements. If a YAML file was loaded from an untrusted source, it could therefore load and execute code out of the control of the host application.