USN-4943-1

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    USN-4943-1

    Published: 11 May 2021Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: libxstream-java vulnerabilities

    Details: Zhihong Tian and Hui Lu found that XStream was vulnerable to remote code execution. A remote attacker could run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream. This issue affected only affected Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-26217) It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to server-side forgery attacks. A remote attacker could request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-26258) It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion on the local host. A remote attacker could use this to delete arbitrary known files on the host as long as the executing process had sufficient rights only by manipulating the processed input stream. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-26259) It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to denial of service, arbitrary code execution, arbitrary file deletion and server-side forgery attacks. A remote attacker could cause any of those issues by manipulating the processed input stream. (CVE-2021-21341, CVE-2021-21342, CVE-2021-21343 CVE-2021-21344, CVE-2021-21345, CVE-2021-21346, CVE-2021-21347, CVE-2021-21348, CVE-2021-21349, CVE-2021-21350, CVE-2021-21351)

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxstream-java

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2

    Affected versions

    1.4.10-1
    1.4.11.1-1~18.04
    1.4.11.1-1~18.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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