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Ubuntu 4496-1: Critical Advisory for Apache XML-RPC Code Execution

Apache XML-RPC could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted data by a malicious XML-RPC server.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4496-1 September 15, 2020 Apache XML-RPC vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Apache XML-RPC could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted data by a malicious XML-RPC server. Software Description: - libxmlrpc3-java: XML-RPC implementation in Java Details: It was discovered that Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) does not properly deserialize untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-17570) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libxmlrpc3-client-java 3.1.3-9+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 libxmlrpc3-common-java 3.1.3-9+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 libxmlrpc3-server-java 3.1.3-9+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libxmlrpc3-client-java 3.1.3-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 libxmlrpc3-common-java 3.1.3-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 libxmlrpc3-server-java 3.1.3-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4496-1 CVE-2019-17570 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxmlrpc3-java/3.1.3-9+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxmlrpc3-java/3.1.3-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 . =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-. apache, xml-rpc, execute, arbitrary, received, specially, crafted. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 15, 2020 •Critical Ubuntu