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CVE-2021-36090

Apache Commons Compress 1.0 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability

Published: Jul 13, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-130
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
13.3%
Top 4.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Compress

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-130NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

org.apache.commons:commons-compressMavenOSS Libraries
commons compressapache
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
banking apisoracle
On-prem
Databases / relational
banking digital experienceoracle
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
banking enterprise default managementoracle
On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36090
nvd.nist.gov
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
commons.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbbf42642c3e4167788a7c13763d192ee049604d099681f765385d99d@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
and 72 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 13, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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