XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to terminate the application with a stack overflow error resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream when XStream is configured to use the BinaryStreamDriver. XStream 1.4.21 has been patched to detect the manipulation in the binary input stream causing the the stack overflow and raises an InputManipulationException instead. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may catch the StackOverflowError in the client code calling XStream if XStream is configured to use the BinaryStreamDriver.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade xstream-javadocUpgrade xstream | Dec 20, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Atlassian Bitbucket | — | Upgrade Atlassian Bitbucket to the latest version | Jan 22, 2025 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Atlassian Jira | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Atlassian JIRA | May 15, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxstream-java | Dec 23, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xstream-javadocUpgrade xstreamUpgrade bea-stax-apiUpgrade bea-staxUpgrade xstream-benchmarkUpgrade xstream-parent | Dec 5, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
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