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 parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.778 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.778 · newest: 0.778 · change: 0.000
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
- x-stream.github.io/security.html (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- x-stream.github.io/changes.html (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-2p3x-qw9c-25hh (Third Party Advisory)
- x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21341.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ac71b047767205aa22e3a08cb33f3e0586de6b2fac48b425… (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d… (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (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.