CVE-2021-36374— Apache Ant ZIP, and ZIP based, archive denial of service vulerability
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Affected
Apache Software Foundation Apache Ant
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Apache Ant是美国阿帕奇（Apache）基金会的一套用于Java软件开发的自动化工具。该工具主要用于软件的编译、测试和部署等。 Apache Ant 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于应用程序在处理ZIP归档时没有正确控制内部资源的消耗。攻击者可利用该漏洞可以触发资源耗尽并执行拒绝服务(DoS)攻击。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1496 · Resource Hijacking
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-36374
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Apache Ant ZIP, and ZIP based, archive denial of service vulerability
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, or a derived formats, an Apache Ant build can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that leads to an out of memory error, even for small inputs. This can be used to disrupt builds using Apache Ant. Commonly used derived formats from ZIP archives are for instance JAR files and many office files. Apache Ant prior to 1.9.16 and 1.10.11 were affected.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
长度参数不一致性处理不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Apache Ant 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Apache Ant是美国阿帕奇（Apache）基金会的一套用于Java软件开发的自动化工具。该工具主要用于软件的编译、测试和部署等。 Apache Ant 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于应用程序在处理ZIP归档时没有正确控制内部资源的消耗。攻击者可利用该漏洞可以触发资源耗尽并执行拒绝服务(DoS)攻击。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Ant | 1.4 ~ Apache Ant* | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-36374 (5)
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html x_refsource_MISC
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0007/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html x_refsource_MISC
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html x_refsource_MISC
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC
Mailing List Discussions for CVE-2021-36374 (4)
Other References for CVE-2021-36374 (1)
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https://ant.apache.org/security.html x_refsource_MISC
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