1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4575-1

USN-4575-1: dom4j vulnerability

Publication date

13 October 2020

Overview

dom4j could be made to expose sensitive information or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • dom4j - Flexible XML framework for Java

Details

It was discovered that dom4j incorrectly handled reading XML data. A
remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to expose
sensitive data or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10683)

It was discovered that dom4j incorrectly handled reading XML data. A
remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to expose
sensitive data or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10683)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial libdom4j-java –  1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1.1

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