Apache Batik would allow unintended access to files over the network or could be made to crash.
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.
9 May 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Apache Batik would allow unintended access to files over the network or could be made to crash.
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.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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