CVE-2021-39140

MEDIUM

Xstream < 1.4.18 - Insecure Deserialization

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-502 CWE-835
Status published

Affected Products (37)

xstream/xstream < 1.4.18
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
netapp/snapmanager
netapp/snapmanager
oracle/business_activity_monitoring
oracle/commerce_guided_search
oracle/communications_billing_and_revenue_management_elastic_charging_engine
oracle/communications_billing_and_revenue_management_elastic_charging_engine
oracle/communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite
oracle/communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function
... and 22 more

Timeline

Published Aug 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026