NVD

CVE-2021-35517 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html	Vendor Advisory
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r31f75743ac173b0a606f8ea6ea53f351f386c44e7bcf78ae04007c29%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r31f75743ac173b0a606f8ea6ea53f351f386c44e7bcf78ae04007c29%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r457b2ed564860996b20d938566fe8bd4bfb7c37be8e205448ccb5975%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54afdab05e01de970649c2d91a993f68a6b00cd73e6e34e16c832d46%40%3Cuser.ant.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54afdab05e01de970649c2d91a993f68a6b00cd73e6e34e16c832d46%40%3Cuser.ant.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r605d906b710b95f1bbe0036a53ac6968f667f2c249b6fbabada9a940%40%3Cuser.commons.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r605d906b710b95f1bbe0036a53ac6968f667f2c249b6fbabada9a940%40%3Cuser.commons.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r67ef3c07fe3b8c1b02d48012149d280ad6da8e4cec253b527520fb2b%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f54c0caa462267e0cc68b49f141e91432b36b23348d18c65bd0d040%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra393ffdc7c90a4a37ea023946f390285693795013a642d80fba20203%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra393ffdc7c90a4a37ea023946f390285693795013a642d80fba20203%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/racd0c0381c8404f298b226cd9db2eaae965b14c9c568224aa3f437ae%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb064d705fdfa44b5dae4c366b369ef6597951083196321773b983e71%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb064d705fdfa44b5dae4c366b369ef6597951083196321773b983e71%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6e1fa80d34e5ada45f72655d84bfd90db0ca44ef19236a49198c88c%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6e1fa80d34e5ada45f72655d84bfd90db0ca44ef19236a49198c88c%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb7adf3e55359819e77230b4586521e5c6874ce5ed93384bdc14d6aee%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb7adf3e55359819e77230b4586521e5c6874ce5ed93384bdc14d6aee%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rba65ed5ddb0586f5b12598f55ec7db3633e7b7fede60466367fbf86a%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4332baaf6debd03d60deb7ec93bee49e5fdbe958cb6800dff7fb00e%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfba19167efc785ad3561e7ef29f340d65ac8f0d897aed00e0731e742%40%3Cnotifications.skywalking.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0001/	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0001/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-770	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling	NIST
CWE-130	Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency	Apache Software Foundation

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-35517
NVD Published Date:
07/13/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Apache Software Foundation

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CVE-2021-35517 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 1:12:25 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 5/14/2024 5:17:35 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 11/06/2023 10:36:33 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/28/2023 10:21:52 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/25/2022 2:15:52 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 5/12/2022 10:07:28 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 4/19/2022 8:16:04 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/01/2022 12:58:31 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 2/07/2022 11:16:07 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/02/2021 3:56:37 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 10/22/2021 2:15:10 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 10/20/2021 7:16:28 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 9/23/2021 9:15:09 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/20/2021 1:02:11 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 9/08/2021 5:15:07 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 8/03/2021 2:15:07 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 8/03/2021 1:15:07 AM

Initial Analysis by NIST 7/26/2021 8:05:44 AM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/16/2021 5:15:10 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/13/2021 5:15:07 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/13/2021 4:15:07 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/13/2021 3:15:09 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/13/2021 1:15:09 PM

CVE Modified by Apache Software Foundation 7/13/2021 5:15:08 AM

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