Gentoo: GLSA-201612-35: XStream: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Summary
It was found that XStream would deserialize arbitrary user-supplied XML content, thus representing objects of any type.
Resolution
All XStream users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/xstream-1.4.8-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7285 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7285
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-35
Concerns
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.
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Synopsis
A vulnerability in XStream may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-java/xstream < 1.4.8-r1 >= 1.4.8-r1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could pass a specially crafted XML document to XStream, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.