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USN-4714-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26217)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-01-28 20:38 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:42 – Source website
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Summary
libxstream-java vulnerabilities
Details

Zhihong Tian and Hui Lu found that XStream was vulnerable to remote code execution. A remote attacker could run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream. (CVE-2020-26217)

It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to server-side forgery attacks. A remote attacker could request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream. (CVE-2020-26258)

It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion on the local host. A remote attacker could use this to delete arbitrary known files on the host as long as the executing process had sufficient rights only by manipulating the processed input stream. (CVE-2020-26259)

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  "id": "USN-4714-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:42:02Z",
  "published": "2021-01-28T20:38:34Z",
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