Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting libxstream-java package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
77.74% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBXSTREAMJAVA-1297979
  • published9 Feb 2022
  • disclosed28 May 2021

Introduced: 28 May 2021

CVE-2021-29505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 libxstream-java.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxstream-java package and not the libxstream-java package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17.

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CVSS Base Scores

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