Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting libxstream-java package, versions <1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
97.19% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBXSTREAMJAVA-1569315
  • published24 Aug 2021
  • disclosed23 Aug 2021

Introduced: 23 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-39144  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 libxstream-java to version 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.3 or higher.

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 a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.

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