Ubuntu Security Notice 2548-1 - Nicolas Gregoire and Kevin Schaller discovered that Batik would load XML external entities by default. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files or cause resource consumption.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2548-1
March 25, 2015
batik vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Batik could be made to consume resources or expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- batik: xml.apache.org SVG Library
Details:
Nicolas Gregoire and Kevin Schaller discovered that Batik would load XML
external entities by default. If a user or automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could possibly
obtain access to arbitrary files or cause resource consumption.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
libbatik-java 1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.10.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libbatik-java 1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libbatik-java 1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2548-1
CVE-2015-0250
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/batik/1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu1.1