CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2024-23076 — JFreeChart v1.5.4 was discovered to contain a NullPointerException via the component /labels/BubbleXYItemLabelGenerator.java

High CVSS 7.5

JFreeChart v1.5.4 was discovered to contain a NullPointerException via the component /labels/BubbleXYItemLabelGenerator.java. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple third parties who believe there was not reasonable evidence to determine the existence of a vulnerability. The submission may have been based on a tool that is not sufficiently robust for vulnerability identification.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2024-04-10
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
java/maven
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

  • jfree / jfreechart / 1.5.4

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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