CVE-2021-36090

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-36090  

A flaw was found in apache-commons-compress. When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, Compress can allocate large amounts of memory that leads to an out-of-memory error for small inputs. This flaw allows the mounting of a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip 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 ZIP archive, Compress can allocate large amounts of memory that leads to an out-of-memory error for small inputs. This flaw allows the mounting of a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1981909: CVE-2021-36090 apache-commons-compress: excessive memory allocation when reading a specially crafted ZIP archive
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-36090