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libxstream-java — security advisory
Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
- Products
- libxstream-java
- Affected versions
- 1.4.20-1, 1.4.20-1+deb12u1, 1.4.20-2, 1.4.21-1, 1.4.21-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-40151
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:52 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40151
libxstream-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libxstream-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libxstream-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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