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CVE-2013-4221

Published: Oct 10, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4221
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html

The default configuration of the ObjectRepresentation class in Restlet before 2.1.4 deserializes objects from untrusted sources using the Java XMLDecoder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via crafted XML.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RestletRestlet*2.1.3 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-milestone1 (including)2.1-milestone1 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-milestone2 (including)2.1-milestone2 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-milestone3 (including)2.1-milestone3 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-milestone4 (including)2.1-milestone4 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-milestone5 (including)2.1-milestone5 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-milestone6 (including)2.1-milestone6 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-rc1 (including)2.1-rc1 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-rc2 (including)2.1-rc2 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-rc3 (including)2.1-rc3 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-rc4 (including)2.1-rc4 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-rc5 (including)2.1-rc5 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1-rc6 (including)2.1-rc6 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
RestletRestlet2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
RestletUbuntuartful*
RestletUbuntubionic*
RestletUbuntucosmic*
RestletUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
RestletUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
RestletUbuntuquantal*
RestletUbunturaring*
RestletUbuntusaucy*
RestletUbuntutrusty*
RestletUbuntuutopic*
RestletUbuntuvivid*
RestletUbuntuwily*
RestletUbuntuxenial*
RestletUbuntuyakkety*
RestletUbuntuzesty*

References

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