=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2028-1
November 12, 2013

libxml-security-java vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache XML Security for Java could be tricked into validating spoofed
signatures.

Software Description:
- libxml-security-java: implementation of security standards for XML

Details:

James Forshaw discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly
validated CanonicalizationMethod parameters. An attacker could use this
flaw to spoof XML signatures.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libxml-security-java            1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2028-1
  CVE-2013-2172

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 2028-1: Apache XML Security for Java vulnerability

November 12, 2013
Apache XML Security for Java could be tricked into validating spoofed signatures.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxml-security-java 1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2028-1

CVE-2013-2172

Severity
November 12, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1

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