xmltooling could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that XMLTooling incorrectly handled certain XML files with invalid data. An attacker could use this issue to cause XMLTooling to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
26 March 2019
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
xmltooling could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that XMLTooling incorrectly handled certain XML files with invalid data. An attacker could use this issue to cause XMLTooling to crash, resulting in 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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