Description
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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3267-1 | libxstream-java security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5315-1 | libxstream-java security update |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-j563-grx4-pjpv | XStream can cause Denial of Service via stack overflow |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5946-1 | XStream vulnerabilities |
References
History
Fri, 23 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Xstream
Xstream xstream |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Xstream Project
Xstream Project xstream |
Xstream
Xstream xstream |
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-04-11T14:51:09.642Z
Reserved: 2022-09-30T16:38:28.949Z
Link: CVE-2022-41966
Updated: 2024-08-03T12:56:39.097Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2022-12-28T00:15:14.237
Modified: 2025-05-23T16:51:10.270
Link: CVE-2022-41966
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
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