XStream serializes Java objects to XML and back again. Versions prior to 1.4.20 may allow a remote attacker to terminate the application with a stack overflow error, resulting in a denial of service only via manipulation the processed input stream. The attack uses the hash code implementation for collections and maps to force recursive hash calculation causing a stack overflow. This issue is patched in version 1.4.20 which handles the stack overflow and raises an InputManipulationException instead. A potential workaround for users who only use HashMap or HashSet and whose XML refers these only as default map or set, is to change the default implementation of java.util.Map and java.util per the code example in the referenced advisory. However, this implies that your application does not care about the implementation of the map and all elements are comparable.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.2
- 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 xstreamUpgrade xstream-javadoc | Apr 6, 2023 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Atlassian Jira | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Atlassian JIRA | May 15, 2025 | May 21, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxstream-java | Jan 13, 2023 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade keycloak | Jan 17, 2023 | Jan 16, 2023 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade jenkins | Jun 26, 2023 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xstream-benchmarkUpgrade xstream-parentUpgrade xstream-javadocUpgrade xstream | Mar 30, 2023 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxstream-javaUpgrade libxstream-java (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 22, 2023 | Dec 28, 2022 |
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