CVE-2021-35517 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-35517 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 13/07/2021 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: apache | Vendor: Apache Software Foundation | Product: Apache Commons Compress
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-35517 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

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-130
CWE Name: CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
Source: Apache Software Foundation

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).