GHSA-mc84-pj99-q6hh · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Compress
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, Compress can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out of memory error even for very small inputs. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-36090 is rated Moderate Risk (55.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-27 | 0.59% | 0.74% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 0.21% | 0.59% | +0.39% |
| 3 | 2026-03-01 | — | 0.21% | — |
Full EPSS history (39 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-mc84-pj99-q6hh · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Compress
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2021-36090 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcommons-compress-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-36090 |
redhat
|
medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36090 |
suse
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high | CVE-2021-36090 severity important: SUSE including 11 source package names (3.3.2-2.3:apache-commons-compress-1.21-3.3.1, 5.0.0-beta1.2.122:apache-commons-compress-1.21-3.3.1, …), 31 product×package rows across 27 product lines (Container containers/apache-pulsar, Container suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server, … (27 product lines)): Fixed 31. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36090/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2021-36090 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libcommons-compress-java), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, needs-triage 7, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36090 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | commons_compress | >= 1.0, < 1.21 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_compress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_apis | >= 18.1, <= 18.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_apis | 19.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_apis | 19.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_apis | 20.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_apis | 21.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_apis:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | >= 18.1, <= 18.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 19.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 19.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 20.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 21.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_enterprise_default_management | 2.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_default_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_party_management | 2.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_party_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_payments | 14.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_platform | 2.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_platform | 2.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_platform | 2.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_platform | 2.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_trade_finance | 14.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_treasury_management | 14.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_treasury_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | business_process_management_suite | 12.2.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | business_process_management_suite | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | commerce_guided_search | 11.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_billing_and_revenue_management | 12.0.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management:12.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy | 1.14.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository | 1.14.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_diameter_intelligence_hub | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_diameter_intelligence_hub | 8.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_element_manager | >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_session_report_manager | >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_session_route_manager | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.2.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_unified_inventory_management | 7.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_unified_inventory_management | 7.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_unified_inventory_management | 7.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_unified_inventory_management | 7.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure | >= 8.0.6, <= 8.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio | 8.0.8.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio | 8.0.8.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_enterprise_case_management | — | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_enterprise_case_management | 8.0.7.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_enterprise_case_management | 8.0.8.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_universal_banking | >= 14.0.0, <= 14.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_universal_banking | 12.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_universal_banking | 14.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | healthcare_data_repository | 8.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_data_repository:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.2.8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.57 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.58 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.59 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_gateway | >= 17.12.0, <= 17.12.11 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_gateway | >= 18.8.0, <= 18.8.12 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_gateway | >= 19.12.0, <= 19.12.11 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_gateway | >= 20.12.0, <= 20.12.7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | >= 17.7, <= 17.12 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | 18.8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | 19.12 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | 20.12 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_testing_accelerator | 6.0.0.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_testing_accelerator | 6.0.0.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_testing_accelerator | 6.0.0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_testing_accelerator:6.0.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 12.2.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_messaging_server | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
| netapp | oncommand_insight | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |