CVE-2019-17571: log4j: deserialization of untrusted data in SocketServer

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.