CVE-2021-29505

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    CVE-2021-29505

    Published: 28 May 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB, https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-29505.html, https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007/, https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E, https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f, https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -25eaa5034fca7a492605936ea880132c98bec237

    Affected versions

    XSTREAM_1_4_16

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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