CVE-2021-35515

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-35515  

A flaw was found in apache-commons-compress. When reading a specially crafted 7Z archive, the construction of the list of codecs that decompress an entry can result in an infinite loop. This flaw allows the mounting of a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' SevenZ package. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Description

A flaw was found in apache-commons-compress. When reading a specially crafted 7Z archive, the construction of the list of codecs that decompress an entry can result in an infinite loop. This flaw allows the mounting of a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' SevenZ package. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1981895: CVE-2021-35515 apache-commons-compress: infinite loop when reading a specially crafted 7Z archive
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-35515