1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2551-1

USN-2551-1: Apache Standard Taglibs vulnerability

Publication date

30 March 2015

Overview

Apache Standard Taglibs loaded external XML entities.

Releases

Packages

Details

David Jorm discovered that the Apache Standard Taglibs incorrectly handled
external XML entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code or perform other external XML entity attacks.

David Jorm discovered that the Apache Standard Taglibs incorrectly handled
external XML entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code or perform other external XML entity attacks.

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
14.10 utopic libjakarta-taglibs-standard-java –  1.1.2-2ubuntu1.14.10.1
libjstl1.1-java –  1.1.2-2ubuntu1.14.10.1
14.04 trusty libjakarta-taglibs-standard-java –  1.1.2-2ubuntu1.14.04.1
libjstl1.1-java –  1.1.2-2ubuntu1.14.04.1

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