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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4584-1 Critical: HtmlUnit Program Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2020
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Using HtmlUnit on Ubuntu may cause system instability or unauthorized command execution if launched without precautions. Always apply the latest security patches to protect against this risk
HtmlUnit could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

HtmlUnit could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator

if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- htmlunit: headless web browser written in Java

Details:

It was discovered that HtmlUnit incorrectly initialized Rhino engine. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Java code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory ubuntu program execution administrative access htmlunit

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libhtmlunit-java                2.8-1ubuntu2.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4584-1

CVE-2020-5529

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October 15, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory ubuntu program execution administrative access htmlunit

Package Information

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