XStream up to 1.4.15 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XStream up to 1.4.15. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-21344. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XStream up to 1.4.15 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/23/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-21344. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.4.16 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at x-stream.github.io.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XStream 1.4.16

Timelineinfo

12/22/2020 🔍
03/23/2021 +91 days 🔍
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05/23/2025 +1522 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-21344 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21344
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-171563

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2021 07:47
Updated: 05/23/2025 20:33
Changes: 03/23/2021 07:47 (38), 04/03/2021 19:48 (5), 04/03/2021 19:53 (19), 05/23/2025 20:33 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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