# CVE-2022-40154: Denial of Service via stack overflow

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40154-denial-of-service-via-stack-overflow  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-40154 · Severity: info · Published 2022-09-17

Denial of Service via stack overflow

Technologies: [com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-fasterxml-woodstox-woodstox-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-40154 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-40154 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-40154?** Informational severity, published 17 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.0.0,fixed=6.4.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-40154?** Yes. com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core (Maven): upgrade to 6.4.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-40154?** Check whether you run com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core (Maven): upgrade to 6.4.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core to 6.4.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.0.0,fixed=6.4.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-40154
- GHSA-9fwf-46g9-45rx

## Related threats

- [Denial of Service due to parser crash](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40156-denial-of-service-due-to-parser-crash)
- [Denial of Service due to parser crash](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40153-denial-of-service-due-to-parser-crash)
- [Denial of Service via stack overflow](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40155-denial-of-service-via-stack-overflow)
- [Denial of Service due to parser crash](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40152-denial-of-service-due-to-parser-crash)