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Ubuntu 14.04: USN-3280-1 Critical: Apache Batik Access Threat

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Apache Batik would allow unintended access to files over the network or could be made to crash.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3280-1
May 09, 2017

batik vulnerability
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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 versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libbatik-java                   1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3280-1
  CVE-2017-5662

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2


Ubuntu 14.04: USN-3280-1 Critical: Apache Batik Access Threat

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover the security flaw in Apache Batik on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, which may lead to unauthorized file access and could result in application failures.
Apache Batik would allow unintended access to files over the network or could be made to crash.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libbatik-java 1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3280-1

CVE-2017-5662

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May 09, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.2

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