SB2017042850 - Fedora 25 update for batik
Published: April 28, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042850
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5662)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XXE-attack on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML external entity references. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted xml document to gain access to arbitrary files or conduct amplification attack to cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.