USN-3280-1: Apache Batik vulnerability
9 May 2017
Apache Batik would allow unintended access to files over the network or could be made to crash.
Releases
Packages
- 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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.