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[USN-3280-1] Apache Batik vulnerability

Posted on 09 May 2017
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3280-1
May 09, 2017

batik vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache Batik would allow unintended access to files over the network or
could be made to crash.

Software Description:
- batik: SVG Library

Details:

Lars Krapf and Pierre Ernst discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly
handled XML external entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive files from the filesystem, or cause a denial of=

service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libbatik-java 1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3280-1
CVE-2017-5662

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2



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