CVE-2021-21346

Description

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.

Weakness classification

• security-advisories@github.com: CWE-434
• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-434

Primary references

• security-advisories@github.com — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory