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CVE-2025-48924

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 2.16%

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CVE-2025-48924 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.. EPSS estimates a 2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability
2.16%

79.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ApacheCommons Lang>= 2.0, < 2.6
ApacheCommons Lang>= 3.0, < 3.18.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-48924?
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
How severe is CVE-2025-48924?
CVE-2025-48924 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48924?
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Source: NVD / NIST