--- title: "CVE-2012-6612\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6612?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-6612 Publication date 7 December 2013 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The (1) UpdateRequestHandler for XSLT or (2) XPathEntityProcessor in Apache Solr before 4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, different vectors than CVE-2013-6407. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | lucene-solr | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life | | 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life | | 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6612) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6612) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6612) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6612) ### Other references * * *