CVE-2021-21347
Published: 23 March 2021
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libxstream-java Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2)
|
focal |
Released
(1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.2)
|
|
groovy |
Released
(1.4.11.1-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
hirsute |
Released
(1.4.15-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
impish |
Released
(1.4.15-2)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(1.4.15-2)
|
|
kinetic |
Released
(1.4.15-2)
|
|
lunar |
Released
(1.4.15-2)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21347
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-qpfq-ph7r-qv6f
- http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21347.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4943-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian