CVE-2026-106554
Published:November 04, 2026
Updated:November 04, 2026
One CBOR-parsing issue in jackson-dataformats-binary's CBOR module: an unbounded run of CBOR tags drives quadratic-time TagList growth (CPU/GC-exhaustion DoS, PoC-proven).
PoC executed against com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor:2.18.2; present in current 2.x and 3.x (tools.jackson.dataformat.cbor) HEAD. Distinct from the Avro and Smile/Protobuf advisories for this repo.
Quadratic CPU/GC DoS from an unbounded chain of CBOR tags (PoC-proven). File: cbor/src/main/java/.../cbor/CBORParser.java (tag handling -> TagList).
CBOR permits a data item to be preceded by any number of semantic tags. The CBOR parser accumulates them in a TagList whose backing array grows by a fixed increment (+8), not by doubling, and re-scans/copies on each growth. An attacker sends a value preceded by a long run of tag bytes; the fixed-increment growth makes accumulating N tags O(N^2) in time (plus GC pressure), with no cap on the number of stacked tags.
PoC (executed, JDK 17): feeding a CBOR stream consisting of a long run of tag bytes (e.g. tag 0xC0+) before a trivial value forces quadratic CPU/GC; parse time grows super-linearly with the tag count, pinning a request thread with no configurable limit.
Impact. Algorithmic-complexity denial of service (CWE-407): a modest input of stacked tags consumes quadratic CPU/GC, pinning a request thread; concurrent requests exhaust the pool.
Fix. Grow TagList by doubling and/or cap the number of stacked tags (StreamReadConstraints-style).
Affected Packages
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-dataformats-binary-3.2.0 <jackson-dataformats-binary-3.2.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-dataformats-binary-3.2.4https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-dataformats-binary-2.15.0-rc1 <jackson-dataformats-binary-2.18.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-dataformats-binary-2.18.12https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-dataformats-binary-2.19.0-rc2 <jackson-dataformats-binary-2.21.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-dataformats-binary-2.21.8https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-dataformats-binary-2.22.0 <jackson-dataformats-binary-2.22.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-dataformats-binary-2.22.4https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-dataformats-binary-3.0.0-rc1 <jackson-dataformats-binary-3.1.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-dataformats-binary-3.1.8com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.15.0 <2.15.4-jackson-dataformats-binary-2.15.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.15.4-jackson-dataformats-binary-2.15.11tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.1.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.1.8com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.19.0-rc2 <2.21.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.21.8com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.15.0 <2.18.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.18.12com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.15.0-rc1 <2.18.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.18.12tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.2.0 <3.2.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.4com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.22.0 <2.22.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.22.4com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.19.0 <2.21.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.21.8tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-rc1 <3.1.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.1.8Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity