USN-3280-1: Apache Batik vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3280-1
9th May, 2017
batik vulnerability
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 version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libbatik-java
1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3280-1: Apache Batik vulnerability
