CVE-2021-43859: Denial of Service by injecting highly recursive collections or maps in XStream
(updated )
The 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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmr5-cpv2-vgjf
- github.com/x-stream/xstream
- github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/e8e88621ba1c85ac3b8620337dd672e0c0c3a846
- github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-rmr5-cpv2-vgjf
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00018.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00023.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VACQYG356OHUTD5WQGAQ4L2TTFTAV3SJ
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XODFRE2ZL64FICBJDOPWOLPTSSAI4U7X
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VACQYG356OHUTD5WQGAQ4L2TTFTAV3SJ
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XODFRE2ZL64FICBJDOPWOLPTSSAI4U7X
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43859
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-43859.html
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