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CVE-2014-6517

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-6517  

It was discovered that the StAX XML parser in the JAXP component in OpenJDK performed expansion of external parameter entities even when external entity substitution was disabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to perform XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attack against applications using the StAX parser to parse untrusted XML documents.

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It was discovered that the StAX XML parser in the JAXP component in OpenJDK performed expansion of external parameter entities even when external entity substitution was disabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to perform XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attack against applications using the StAX parser to parse untrusted XML documents.

Find out more about CVE-2014-6517 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1634 2014-10-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1620 2014-10-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1636 2014-10-15
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-sun) RHSA-2014:1658 2014-10-16
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-oracle) RHSA-2014:1657 2014-10-16
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-oracle) RHSA-2014:1657 2014-10-16
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-sun) RHSA-2014:1658 2014-10-16
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-oracle) RHSA-2014:1657 2014-10-16
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-sun) RHSA-2014:1658 2014-10-16
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1633 2014-10-14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1634 2014-10-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1620 2014-10-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) RHSA-2014:1634 2014-10-15

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.7.1-ibm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-ibm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.7.1-ibm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.7.0-ibm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.6.0-ibm Not affected

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