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CVE-2021-29505

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NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29505

CGA ID

CGA-vjjh-xv4j-rjcv

Severity

Unknown

Description

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.

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