XStream up to 1.4.15 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in XStream up to 1.4.15. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-21350. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in XStream up to 1.4.15. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 shared 03/23/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-21350. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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 🔍
03/23/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1522 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-21350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-171569

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2021 09:03
Updated: 05/23/2025 21:14
Changes: 03/23/2021 09:03 (38), 04/03/2021 20:46 (5), 04/03/2021 20:53 (19), 05/23/2025 21:14 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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