Description
The serialization implementation in JBoss Drools in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP09 and JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.2 and 4.3 supports the embedding of class files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted static initializer.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | glassfish-jaxb | 2.1.4-1.17.patch04.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | glassfish-jaxws | 2.1.1-1jpp.ep1.13.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | hibernate3 +1 | 1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP11.0jpp.ep2.0.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | hibernate3-annotations +1 | 3.3.1-2.0.GA_CP04.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | javassist | 3.9.0-2.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-common | 1.2.2-1.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-messaging | 1.4.0-4.SP3_CP11.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-remoting | 2.2.3-4.SP3.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-seam +1 | 1.2.1-3.JBPAPP_4_3_0_GA.ep1.22.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-seam2 +1 | 2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.26.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossas +2 | 4.3.0-8.GA_CP09.2.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossts | 1:4.2.3-2.SP5_CP10.1jpp.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossweb | 2.0.0-7.CP15.0jpp.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossws | 2.0.1-6.SP2_CP09.2.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossws-common | 1.0.0-3.GA_CP06.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jgroups | 1:2.4.9-1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | quartz | 1.5.2-1jpp.patch01.ep1.4.2.el5 | RHSA-2010:0938 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | rh-eap-docs +1 | 4.3.0-8.GA_CP09.ep1.3.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | xalan-j2 | 2.7.1-4.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0938, RHSA-2010:0937 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.drools:drools-core | < 4.0.7 | 4.0.7 | GHSA-qvq6-cw53-rmwg |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2010:0938 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0.CP09 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- RHSA-2010:0937 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0.CP09 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
References
- RHSA-2010:0940 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0938 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633859
- RHSA-2010:0937 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0939 vendor-advisory
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/SOA-2319
- 1024813 vdb-entry