1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4584-1

USN-4584-1: HtmlUnit vulnerability

Publication date

15 October 2020

Overview

HtmlUnit could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • htmlunit - headless web browser written in Java

Details

It was discovered that HtmlUnit incorrectly initialized Rhino engine. An
Attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Java code.

It was discovered that HtmlUnit incorrectly initialized Rhino engine. An
Attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Java code.

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 libhtmlunit-java –  2.8-1ubuntu2.1

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