CVE-2021-21347

XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack

Published Mar 22, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 14.3% KEV · Not listed
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 load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. 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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2616-1 libxstream-java security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5004-1 libxstream-java security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0699 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 load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qpfq-ph7r-qv6f XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4943-1 XStream vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6978-1 XStream vulnerabilities
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Metrics ssvc

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache activemq
Apache jmeter
Netapp
Netapp oncommand Insight
Xstream
Xstream xstream
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xstream_project:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jmeter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xstream Project
Xstream Project xstream
Apache
Apache activemq
Apache jmeter
Netapp
Netapp oncommand Insight
Xstream
Xstream xstream