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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress affect WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2021-33517, CVE-2021-36090)

Description

## Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in the Apache Commons Compress library that is used by WebSphere Application Server Liberty. This has been addressed. ## Vulnerability Details ** CVEID: **[CVE-2021-35517](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-35517>) ** DESCRIPTION: **Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory error when allocating large amounts of memory. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress' tar package. CVSS Base score: 5.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205307](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205307>) for the current score. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) ** CVEID: **[CVE-2021-36090](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-36090>) ** DESCRIPTION: **Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By reading a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition against services that use Compress' zip package. CVSS Base score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205310](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205310>) for the current score. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) ## Affected Products and Versions Affected Product(s)| Version(s) ---|--- WebSphere Application Server Liberty| 17.0.0.3 - 21.0.0.9 ## Remediation/Fixes The recommended solution is to apply the interim fix or Fix Pack containing APAR PH39418 for each named product as soon as practical. **For WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 21.0.0.9: ** · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix [PH39418](<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6489503> "PH39418" ) \--OR-- · Apply Liberty Fix Pack 21.0.0.10 or later (targeted availability 4Q2021). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page. ## Workarounds and Mitigations None ##


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
websphere application server any

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