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XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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 execute arbitrary code 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.

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CVE-2021-21350

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2021-21350

xstream

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "x-stream",
    "product": "xstream",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "< 1.4.16"
      }
    ]
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2021-21350

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
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