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Posted on 02 April 2016
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From: Yury German <blueknight@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201604-02 ] Xalan-Java: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201604-02
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Xalan-Java: Arbitrary code execution
Date: April 02, 2016
Bugs: #505602
ID: 201604-02

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Synopsis
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Insufficient constraints in Apache's Xalan-Java might allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code and load arbitrary classes.

Background
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Xalan-Java is an XSLT processor for transforming XML documents into
HTML, text, or other XML document types.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-java/xalan < 2.7.2 >= 2.7.2

Description
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The TransformerFactory in Apache Xalan-Java does not properly restrict
access to certain properties when FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING is enabled.
This can also be exploited via a Java property that is bound to the
XSLT 1.0 system-property function.

Impact
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A remote attacker could inject specially crafted XSLT properties
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process.

Workaround
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There is no known work around at this time.

Resolution
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All Xalan-Java users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/xalan-2.7.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0107
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0107

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-02

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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