CVE-2021-36374: Apache Ant ZIP, and ZIP based, archive denial of service vulerability

Published Jul 14, 2021
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Apache Ant is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.

Other sources

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.

Affected Software

83 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.apache.ant:ant>=1.9.0<1.9.16
1.9.16
maven/org.apache.ant:ant>=1.10.0<1.10.11
1.10.11
IBM Cognos Controller<=11.0.0 - 11.0.1 FP3
IBM Controller<=11.1.0
Apache Ant>=1.9.0<1.9.16
Apache Ant>=1.10.0<1.10.11
Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management=6.2.1.0
Oracle Agile PLM=9.3.6
Oracle Banking Trade Finance=14.5
Oracle Banking Treasury Management=14.5
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite=1.9.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function=1.11.0
Oracle Communications Diameter Intelligence Hub>=8.0.0<=8.1.0
Oracle Communications Diameter Intelligence Hub>=8.2.0<=8.2.3
Oracle Communications Order and Service Management=7.3
Oracle Communications Order and Service Management=7.4
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.3.0
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.4.0
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.4.1
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.4.2
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.5.0
Oracle Enterprise Repository=11.1.1.7.0
Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure>=8.0.6<=8.1.1
Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager>=3.0.1<=3.0.5
Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager=3.0.0.1
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration>=11.0<=11.3.1
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=17.12.0<=17.12.11
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=18.8.0<=18.8.12
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=19.12.0<=19.12.11
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=20.12.0<=20.12.7
Oracle Primavera Unifier>=17.7<=17.12
Oracle Primavera Unifier=18.8
Oracle Primavera Unifier=19.12
Oracle Primavera Unifier=20.12
Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics=3.6.1
Oracle Real-time Decision Server=3.2.0.0
Oracle Real-time Decision Server=11.1.1.9.0
Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning=14.1
Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning=15.0
Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning=16.0
Oracle Retail Back Office=14.0
Oracle Retail Back Office=14.1
Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration=16.0.3.0
Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration=19.0.1
Oracle Retail Central Office=14.0
Oracle Retail Central Office=14.1
Oracle Retail Eftlink=19.0.1
Oracle Retail Eftlink=20.0.1
Oracle Retail Extract Transform And Load=13.2.8
Oracle Retail Financial Integration=14.1.3.2
Oracle Retail Financial Integration=15.0.4.0
Oracle Retail Financial Integration=16.0.3.0
Oracle Retail Integration Bus=14.1.3.2
Oracle Retail Integration Bus=15.0.4.0
Oracle Retail Integration Bus=16.0.3.0
Oracle Retail Integration Bus=19.0.1.0
Oracle Retail Invoice Matching=16.0.3
Oracle Retail Merchandising System=19.0.1
Oracle Retail Point-of-Service=14.0
Oracle Retail Point-of-Service=14.1
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=14.1.3
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=15.0.3
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=16.0.3.0
Oracle Retail Service Backbone=14.1.3.2
Oracle Retail Service Backbone=15.0.4.0
Oracle Retail Service Backbone=16.0.3.0
Oracle Retail Service Backbone=19.0.1.0
Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management=14.1
Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management=15.0
Oracle Retail Store Inventory Management=16.0
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=16.0.6
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=17.0.4
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=18.0.3
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=19.0.2
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=20.0.1
Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database<11.2.2.8.27
Oracle Utilities Framework>=4.3.0.1.0<=4.3.0.6.0
Oracle Utilities Framework=4.2.0.2.0
Oracle Utilities Framework=4.2.0.3.0
Oracle Utilities Framework=4.4.0.0.0
Oracle Utilities Framework=4.4.0.2.0
Oracle Utilities Framework=4.4.0.3.0
Oracle Utilities Testing Accelerator=6.0.0.1.1

Remediation

Patch Available

https://ant.apache.org/security.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

Event History

Jul 14, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:20 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:20 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Aug 2, 2021
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:56 PM
Feb 18, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-36374.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-36374?

The severity of CVE-2021-36374 is medium.

3

How does CVE-2021-36374 affect Apache Ant?

CVE-2021-36374 affects Apache Ant by causing a denial of service through an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated.

4

How can a remote attacker exploit CVE-2021-36374?

A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2021-36374 by persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted ZIP archive, which can cause the application to crash.

5

Is there a reference for CVE-2021-36374?

Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2021-36374 at the following reference: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205314

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