Apache Commons Compress software defines an API for working with compression and archive formats.
These include: bzip2, gzip, pack200, xz and ar, cpio, jar, tar, zip, dump.
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.
CVE-2021-35517 - High Severity Vulnerability
Apache Commons Compress software defines an API for working with compression and archive formats. These include: bzip2, gzip, pack200, xz and ar, cpio, jar, tar, zip, dump.
Library home page: http://www.apache.org/
Path to dependency file: /cap-core/pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /r/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-compress/1.4.1/commons-compress-1.4.1.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **commons-compress-1.4.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: develop
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.
Publish Date: 2021-07-13
URL: CVE-2021-35517
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
Release Date: 2021-07-13
Fix Resolution: 1.21
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