CVE-2021-36373 (Medium) detected in ant-1.6.5.jar, ant-1.8.4.jar

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CVE-2021-36373 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - ant-1.6.5.jar, ant-1.8.4.jar

ant-1.6.5.jar

Path to dependency file: /jetty-ant/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/ant/ant/1.6.5/ant-1.6.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **ant-1.6.5.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

ant-1.8.4.jar

master POM

Path to dependency file: /jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/ant/ant/1.8.4/ant-1.8.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **ant-1.8.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e4f77a76743d4b8fa6fe69cb1085577284ceb3e1

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

When reading a specially crafted TAR archive an Apache Ant build can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out of memory error, even for small inputs. This can be used to disrupt builds using Apache Ant. Apache Ant prior to 1.9.16 and 1.10.11 were affected.

Publish Date: 2021-07-14

URL: CVE-2021-36373

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-36373

Release Date: 2021-07-14

Fix Resolution: org.apache.ant:ant:1.9.16,1.10.11

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.