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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29505

XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacke...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libxstream-java

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.15-3"}]}]

Debian:13 libxstream-java

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.15-3"}]}]

Debian:14 libxstream-java

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.15-3"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org