CVE-2021-43859
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
Publication date:
01/02/2022
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
XStream is an open source java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. Versions prior to 1.4.19 may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream. XStream 1.4.19 monitors and accumulates the time it takes to add elements to collections and throws an exception if a set threshold is exceeded. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. Users unable to upgrade may set the NO_REFERENCE mode to prevent recursion. See GHSA-rmr5-cpv2-vgjf for further details on a workaround if an upgrade is not possible.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.319.3 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.321 (including) | 2.334 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.19 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0.4.6 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine:12.0.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 (including) | 8.1.0 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2.0 (including) | 8.2.6 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_policy_management:12.6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/09/1
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/e8e88621ba1c85ac3b8620337dd672e0c0c3a846
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-rmr5-cpv2-vgjf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VACQYG356OHUTD5WQGAQ4L2TTFTAV3SJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XODFRE2ZL64FICBJDOPWOLPTSSAI4U7X/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-43859.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/09/1
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/e8e88621ba1c85ac3b8620337dd672e0c0c3a846
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-rmr5-cpv2-vgjf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VACQYG356OHUTD5WQGAQ4L2TTFTAV3SJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XODFRE2ZL64FICBJDOPWOLPTSSAI4U7X/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-43859.html