What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-35517?

CVE-2021-35517 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 10.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-35517?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-35517. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Commons Compress CVE-2021-35517

HIGH

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency (CWE-130)

2021-07-13 security@apache.org

Denial Of Service Commons Compress Active Iq Unified Manager Oncommand Insight Banking Apis Banking Digital Experience Banking Enterprise Default Management Banking Party Management Banking Payments Banking Trade Finance Banking Treasury Management Business Process Management Suite Commerce Guided Search Communications Billing And Revenue Management Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy Communications Cloud Native Core Unified Data Repository Communications Diameter Intelligence Hub Communications Session Route Manager Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio Financial Services Enterprise Case Management Flexcube Universal Banking Healthcare Data Repository Insurance Policy Administration Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools Primavera Unifier Utilities Testing Accelerator Webcenter Portal Communications Messaging Server

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 13, 2021 - 08:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

15,113 maven packages depend on org.apache.commons:commons-compress (896 direct, 14,266 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.21.

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-130. 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. Affected products include: Apache Commons Compress, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Oracle Banking Apis, Oracle Banking Digital Experience.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.