High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-35517
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.commons:commons-compressMaven | < 1.21 | 1.21 |
Affected products
61- ghsa-coords6 versionspkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compresspkg:rpm/opensuse/apache-commons-compress&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/apache-commons-compress&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/apache-commons-compress&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache-commons-compress&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/apache-commons-compress&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3
< 1.21+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21-lp152.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21-3.3.1
1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 1.1
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_compress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.1,<=1.20
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=18.1,<=18.3
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=18.1,<=18.3
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_party_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_treasury_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management:12.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.0.0,<=8.2.3
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.0.0,<=8.2.5
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<=14.3.0
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_data_repository:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=17.7,<=17.12
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
38- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/3nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/13/5nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqfj-vm6h-2x34ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r605d906b710b95f1bbe0036a53ac6968f667f2c249b6fbabada9a940%40%3Cuser.commons.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35517ghsaADVISORY
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r31f75743ac173b0a606f8ea6ea53f351f386c44e7bcf78ae04007c29@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0001ghsaWEB
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