CVE-2021-35517: Apache Commons Compress 1.1 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability
Published Jul 13, 2021
·Updated
A flaw was found in apache-commons-compress. When reading a specially crafted TAR archive, Compress can allocate large amounts of memory that leads to an out-of-memory error for small inputs. This flaw allows the mounting of a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' TAR package. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Other sources
When reading a specially crafted TAR archive, Compress can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out of memory error even for very small inputs. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' tar package.
Affected Software
56 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/apache-commons-compress<0:1.21-1.2.el8e
0:1.21-1.2.el8e
redhat/apache-commons-compress<1.21
1.21
Apache Commons Compress>=1.1<=1.20
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Linux
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows
NetApp OnCommand Insight
Oracle Banking Apis>=18.1<=18.3
Oracle Banking Apis=19.1
Oracle Banking Apis=19.2
Oracle Banking Apis=20.1
Oracle Banking Apis=21.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience>=18.1<=18.3
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=19.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=19.2
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=20.1
Oracle Banking Digital Experience=21.1
Oracle Banking Enterprise Default Management=2.7.0
Oracle Banking Party Management=2.7.0
Oracle Banking Payments=14.5
Oracle Banking Trade Finance=14.5
Oracle Banking Treasury Management=14.5
Oracle Business Process Management Suite=12.2.1.3.0
Oracle Business Process Management Suite=12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Commerce Guided Search=11.3.2
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management=12.0.0.4
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy=1.14.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Unified Data Repository=1.14.0
Oracle Communications Diameter Intelligence Hub>=8.0.0<=8.2.3
Oracle Communications Session Route Manager>=8.0.0<=8.2.5
Oracle Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio=8.0.8.2.0
Oracle Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio=8.0.8.3.0
Oracle Financial Services Enterprise Case Management=8.0.7.2.0
Oracle Financial Services Enterprise Case Management=8.0.8.1.0
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking>=14.0.0<=14.3.0
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking=12.4
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking=14.5
Oracle Healthcare Data Repository=8.1.0
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration=11.0.2
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration=11.1.0
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration=11.2.8
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration=11.3.0
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration=11.3.1
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.57
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.58
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.59
Oracle Primavera Unifier>=17.7<=17.12
Oracle Primavera Unifier=18.8
Oracle Primavera Unifier=19.12
Oracle Primavera Unifier=20.12
Oracle Utilities Testing Accelerator=6.0.0.1.1
Oracle Utilities Testing Accelerator=6.0.0.2.2
Oracle Utilities Testing Accelerator=6.0.0.3.1
Oracle WebCenter Portal=12.2.1.3.0
Oracle WebCenter Portal=12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Communications Messaging Server=8.1
Remediation
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Event History
Jul 13, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:15 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:15 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:28 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.