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CVE-2021-21341

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is vulnera

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service 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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.302
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream HIGH fixed in 1.4.16

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Mar 2021 · 12:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Advisories

14
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10592-1
rhsaRHSA-2021:5134Critical
rhsaRHSA-2021:4918Important
rhsaRHSA-2021:4767Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16Release NotesThird Party Advisory
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