Disclosure summary
When reading a specially crafted TAR 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' tar package.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-130, CWE-770
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2021-35517
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| apache | commons_compress | * {"versionStartIncluding":"1.1","versionEndIncluding":"1.20"} |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | - |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | - |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | - |
| netapp | oncommand_insight | - |
| oracle | banking_apis | * {"versionStartIncluding":"18.1","versionEndIncluding":"18.3"} |
| oracle | banking_apis | 19.1 |
| oracle | banking_apis | 19.2 |
| oracle | banking_apis | 20.1 |
| oracle | banking_apis | 21.1 |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | * {"versionStartIncluding":"18.1","versionEndIncluding":"18.3"} |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 19.1 |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 19.2 |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 20.1 |
| oracle | banking_digital_experience | 21.1 |
| oracle | banking_enterprise_default_management | 2.7.0 |
| oracle | banking_party_management | 2.7.0 |
| oracle | banking_payments | 14.5 |
| oracle | banking_trade_finance | 14.5 |
| oracle | banking_treasury_management | 14.5 |
| oracle | business_process_management_suite | 12.2.1.3.0 |
| oracle | business_process_management_suite | 12.2.1.4.0 |
| oracle | commerce_guided_search | 11.3.2 |
| oracle | communications_billing_and_revenue_management | 12.0.0.4 |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy | 1.14.0 |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository | 1.14.0 |
| oracle | communications_diameter_intelligence_hub | * {"versionStartIncluding":"8.0.0","versionEndIncluding":"8.2.3"} |
| oracle | communications_session_route_manager | * {"versionStartIncluding":"8.0.0","versionEndIncluding":"8.2.5"} |
| 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 |
| oracle | financial_services_enterprise_case_management | 8.0.7.2.0 |
| oracle | financial_services_enterprise_case_management | 8.0.8.1.0 |
| oracle | flexcube_universal_banking | * {"versionStartIncluding":"14.0.0","versionEndIncluding":"14.3.0"} |
| oracle | flexcube_universal_banking | 12.4 |
| oracle | flexcube_universal_banking | 14.5 |
| oracle | healthcare_data_repository | 8.1.0 |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.0.2 |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.1.0 |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.2.8 |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.3.0 |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration | 11.3.1 |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.57 |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.58 |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.59 |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | * {"versionStartIncluding":"17.7","versionEndIncluding":"17.12"} |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | 18.8 |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | 19.12 |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | 20.12 |
| oracle | utilities_testing_accelerator | 6.0.0.1.1 |
| oracle | utilities_testing_accelerator | 6.0.0.2.2 |
| oracle | utilities_testing_accelerator | 6.0.0.3.1 |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 12.2.1.3.0 |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 12.2.1.4.0 |
| oracle | communications_messaging_server | 8.1 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- commons.apache.org — Vendor Advisory
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- security.netapp.com — Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- commons.apache.org — Vendor Advisory
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- lists.apache.org
- security.netapp.com — Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2021-07-13T04:15:07-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T18:17:10-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:20-04:00