Vulnerability identifier: #VU54853

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36090

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Commons Compress
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing ZIP archives. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Commons Compress: 1.1 - 1.20

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External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4134026d7d7b053d4f9f2205531122732405012c8804fd850a9b26f%40%3Cuser.commons.apache.org%3E
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/4
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9a23d4dbf4e34d498664080bff59f2893b855eb16dae33e4aa92fa53@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdd5412a5b9a25aed2a02c3317052d38a97128314d50bc1ed36e81d38@%3Cuser.ant.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0e87177f8e78b4ee453cd4d3d8f4ddec6f10d2c27707dd71e12cafc9@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.