DSA-3575-1 libxstream-java -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-3674  

It was discovered that XStream, a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again, was susceptible to XML External Entity attacks. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.7-2+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.9-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.9-1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxstream-java packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3575-1 libxstream-java -- security update

Date Reported:
12 May 2016
Affected Packages:
libxstream-java
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-3674.
More information:

It was discovered that XStream, a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again, was susceptible to XML External Entity attacks.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.7-2+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.9-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.9-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxstream-java packages.