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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3661-1 Moderate: Batik Information Exposure

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Batik could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted XML.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3661-1
May 29, 2018

batik vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Batik could be made to expose sensitive information if it received
a specially crafted XML.

Software Description:
- batik: SVG Library

Details:

It was discovered that Batik incorrectly handled certain XML.
An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.

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-8ubuntu2.14.04.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3661-1
  CVE-2018-8013

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3661-1 Moderate: Batik Information Exposure

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Batik could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted XML.

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-8ubuntu2.14.04.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3661-1

  CVE-2018-8013

Severity
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May 29, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.3

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