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CVE-2021-29505 Detail

Description

XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data cwe source acceptance level NIST   GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-29505
NVD Published Date:
05/28/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
GitHub, Inc.