Deserialization in Apache Activemq
CVE-2021-21348
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to occupy a thread that consumes maximum CPU time and will never return. No…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.138 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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 Banking_virtual_account_management — versions 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.5.0
- 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_policy_management — versions 12.5.0
- Oracle Communications_unified_inventory_management — versions 7.3.2, 7.3.4, 7.3.5
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 (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-2021-21348?
- CVE-2021-21348 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21348?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21348 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.