VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-36373
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-14
Last modified2026-08-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
When reading a specially crafted TAR archive an Apache Ant build can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out of memory error, even for small inputs. This can be used to disrupt builds using Apache Ant. Apache Ant prior to 1.9.16 and 1.10.11 were affected.
Weakness classification
- CWE-130: Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
Primary references
- security@apache.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Not Applicable
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory