CVE-2021-39140

Description

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.

Weakness classification

• security-advisories@github.com: CWE-502
• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-502

Primary references

• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List
• security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory