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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.1176
                         Apache Fop vulnerability
                                10 May 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Apache Fop
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service        -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2017-5661  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3281-1

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators 
         running Apache Fop check for an updated version of the software for
         their operating system.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3281-1
May 09, 2017

fop vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache Fop would allow unintended access to files over the network or could
be made to crash.

Software Description:
- - fop: XML formatter

Details:

Pierre Ernst discovered that Apache Fop 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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libfop-java                     1:1.1.dfsg-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3281-1
  CVE-2017-5661

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fop/1:1.1.dfsg-2ubuntu1.1

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