#VU54852 Resource exhaustion in Apache Commons Compress - CVE-2021-35517

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54852

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35517

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Commons Compress
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing TAR archives. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Commons Compress: 1.1 - 1.20

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External links
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r605d906b710b95f1bbe0036a53ac6968f667f2c249b6fbabada9a940%40%3Cuser.commons.apache.org%3E
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/3
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra393ffdc7c90a4a37ea023946f390285693795013a642d80fba20203@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54afdab05e01de970649c2d91a993f68a6b00cd73e6e34e16c832d46@%3Cuser.ant.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r457b2ed564860996b20d938566fe8bd4bfb7c37be8e205448ccb5975@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.