The Adobe ColdFusion flaw flagged by CISA is an old Java deserialization bug in the Apache BlazeDS library, which received a critical severity rating of CVSS 9.8 out of 10 because it enables ...

After determining that the PayPal site was vulnerable to Java deserialization, Stepankin was able to exploit the flaw in order to execute arbitrary commands on its underlying Web server. “Moreover, I ...

There is a lot of noise around saying – uninstall or disable Java – as it is vulnerable. Studying the topic, I found almost all versions have gone through similar exploits in the past. Sun ...

Serialization is a fundamental concept in Java programming that allows objects to be converted into a format suitable for storage or transmission. It plays a crucial role in tasks such as ...

We use Java to create objects. These objects are stored in memory and removed by the garbage collector once they're no longer being used. Serialization in Java is a mechanism of writing the state of ...

Boffins at universities in France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Sweden took a deep dive into known Java deserialization vulnerabilities, and have now resurfaced with their findings. In short, they've ...

While serialization and deserialization are useful, the authors observe, this process introduces risk if the deserialized data comes from an untrusted source. "Indeed, an attacker could craft a byte ...