Deserialization of Untrusted Data in xstream - CVE-2021-21351

 

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in xstream - CVE-2021-21351

Published: April 26, 2021 / Updated: December 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52571
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21351
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

xstream
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools
openEuler
Fedora
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager
Storage Copy Data Management
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite)
RSA Authentication Manager
Red Hat Decision Manager
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Security Verify Governance
EMC Data Protection Advisor
libxstream-java (Ubuntu package)
xstream
xstream-javadoc
xstream-hibernate
xstream-benchmark
xstream-parent
Fuse

How to mitigate CVE-2021-21351

Install updates from vendor's website.

xstream - update to 1.4.16
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager - update to 6.4.2.14
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite) - update to 7.11.0
Red Hat Decision Manager - update to 7.11.0
RSA Authentication Manager - addressed in versions 8.7 SP1 Patch 3 Hotfix 3, 8.7 SP2 Patch 6 Hotfix 1, 8.8 Patch 3 Hotifx 2, 8.9 Patch 1
libxstream-java (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.2, 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2, 1.4.11.1-2ubuntu0.1, 1.4.15-1ubuntu0.1
xstream - update to 1.4.16-1
xstream-javadoc - update to 1.4.16-1
xstream-hibernate - update to 1.4.16-1
xstream-benchmark - update to 1.4.16-1
xstream-parent - update to 1.4.16-1
xstream - update to 1.4.16-3.8.1
xstream - addressed in versions 1.4.18-2.fc33, 1.4.18-2.fc34, 1.4.18-2.fc35
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.26.0
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - addressed in versions 4.8.8, 5.1.0
Fuse - update to 7.10.0
IBM Security Verify Governance - update to 10.0.1.0.2
EMC Data Protection Advisor - update to 19.11

External References

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