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CVE-2021-29505
high
Description
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.
References
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f