CVE-2021-29505
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4.15-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4.15-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4.15-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4.15-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4.15-3 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream | <1.4.17 | 1.4.17 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29505.html
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29505
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-29505.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.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.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
- 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/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-29505
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.