Deserialization in Apache Activemq
CVE-2021-21341
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parall…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.778 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Activemq — versions 5.16.0, 5.16.1
- Apache Jmeter
- Netapp Oncommand_insight
- Oracle Banking_enterprise_default_management — versions 2.10.0, 2.12.0
- Oracle Banking_platform — versions 2.4.0, 2.7.1, 2.9.0
- Oracle Business_activity_monitoring — versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Communications_billing_and_revenue_management_elastic_charging_engine — versions 12.0.0.3.0
- Oracle Communications_unified_inventory_management — versions 7.3.2, 7.3.4, 7.3.5
- Oracle Retail_xstore_point_of_service — versions 16.0.6, 17.0.4, 18.0.3
- Oracle Webcenter_portal — versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21341?
- CVE-2021-21341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21341?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21341 known to be exploited?
- 20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.