Debian: DSA-3575-1: libxstream-java security update

Date12 May 2016

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that XStream, a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again, was susceptible to XML External Entity attacks. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3575-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 12, 2016                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libxstream-java
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-3674

It was discovered that XStream, a Java library to serialize objects to
XML and back again, was susceptible to XML External Entity attacks.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.7-2+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.4.9-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.9-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxstream-java packages.

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