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Debian: DSA-2886-1 Critical: Libxalan2-Java Information Disclosure

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Calendar Grey March 26, 2014
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Important security patch for libxalan2-java addressing vulnerabilities related to data exposure and execution problems. Take action immediately!
Nicolas Gregoire discovered several vulnerabilities in libxalan2-java, a Java library for XSLT processing
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Summary

Nicolas Gregoire discovered several vulnerabilities in libxalan2-java,
a Java library for XSLT processing. Crafted XSLT programs could
access system properties or load arbitrary classes, resulting in
information disclosure and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.1-5+deb6u1.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.1-7+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.1-9.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxalan2-java packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libxalan2-java
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0107

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