CVE catalog
CVE-2021-29505
libxstream-java: CVE-2021-29505
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 77.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxstream-java | sid | 1.4.21-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libxstream-java | forky | 1.4.21-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libxstream-java | trixie | 1.4.21-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxstream-java | bookworm | 1.4.20-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Cpe | xstream | Not reported | 1.4.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | debian_linux | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | fedora | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | snapmanager | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | banking_cash_management | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | banking_corporate_lending_process_management | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | banking_credit_facilities_process_management | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | banking_supply_chain_finance | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | banking_trade_finance_process_management | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Opensuse | xstream | leap 15.3 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | xstream | leap 15.2 | 1.4.17-lp152.2.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | xstream | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp2 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | fixed |
| Suse | xstream | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp3 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | fixed |
| Suse | xstream | manager server module 4.1 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | fixed |
| Suse | xstream | manager server module 4.2 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | pro | 1.4.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | pro | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | pro | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | pro | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | pro | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 18.04 | 1.4.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 18.04 | 1.4.11.1-1~18.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 18.04 | 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 18.04 | 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 18.04 | 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u4build0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 20.04 | 1.4.11.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 20.04 | 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 20.04 | 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libxstream-java | 20.04 | 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxstream-java | source | sid | 1.4.15-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [989491] |
| Debian | libxstream-java | source | forky | 1.4.15-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [989491] |
| Debian | libxstream-java | source | trixie | 1.4.15-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [989491] |
| Debian | libxstream-java | source | bookworm | 1.4.15-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [989491] |
| Cpe | xstream | cpe | Not reported | 1.4.17 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2021-29505 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | xstream | rpm | leap 15.3 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1995-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | xstream | rpm | leap 15.2 | 1.4.17-lp152.2.9.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0911-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xstream | rpm | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp2 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1995-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xstream | rpm | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp3 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1995-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xstream | rpm | manager server module 4.1 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1995-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xstream | rpm | manager server module 4.2 | 1.4.17-3.11.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1995-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libxstream-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1.4.20-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.4.15-3dsa · libxstream-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxstream-java · debian · 12
1.4.20-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.4.15-3dsa · libxstream-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxstream-java · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libxstream-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1.4.21-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4.15-3dsa · libxstream-java · debian · 13
1.4.21-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4.15-3dsa · libxstream-java · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2021_2683.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29505]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29505]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2704-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:1995-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29505]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:0911-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:1995-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-29505]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2021/cve-2021-29505.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2022/wid-sec-w-2022-0607.json]
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