USN-3281-1: Apache Fop vulnerability
9 May 2017
Apache Fop would allow unintended access to files over the network or could be made to crash.
Releases
Packages
- fop - XML formatter
Details
Pierre Ernst discovered that Apache Fop 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.