CVE-2021-36373
MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctlDescription
When reading a specially crafted TAR archive an Apache Ant build can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out of memory error, even for small inputs. This can be used to disrupt builds using Apache Ant. Apache Ant prior to 1.9.16 and 1.10.11 were affected.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-130 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-14847 | High | 7.5 | 83% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-39614 | High | 7.5 | 29% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-36090 | High | 7.5 | 13% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-35516 | High | 7.5 | 12% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-35517 | High | 7.5 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-3862 | High | 7.3 | 7.7% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-36373?
Upgrade ant on debian 12 to 1.10.11-1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-36373 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-36373 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-36373?
CVE-2021-36373 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-36373 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for ant (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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