CVE-2021-21348
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.3%
top 51.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 23
Latest updateAug 22
Description
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to occupy a thread that consumes maximum CPU time and will never return. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages16 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 9.0, Fedora 33, 34, 35
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
4OSV▶
XStream is vulnerable to an attack using Regular Expression for a Denial of Service (ReDos)↗2021-03-22
GHSA▶
XStream is vulnerable to an attack using Regular Expression for a Denial of Service (ReDos)↗2021-03-22
CVEList▶
XStream is vulnerable to an attack using Regular Expression for a Denial of Service (ReDos)↗2021-03-22