1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4619-1

USN-4619-1: dom4j vulnerability

Publication date

5 November 2020

Overview

dom4j could be made to crash or run programs if it received a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • dom4j - Flexible XML framework for Java

Details

Mário Areias discovered that dom4j did not properly validate XML document
elements. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause
dom4j to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000632)

Mário Areias discovered that dom4j did not properly validate XML document
elements. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause
dom4j to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000632)

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.3-2ubuntu1.2

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