1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5293-1

USN-5293-1: c3p0 vulnerability

Publication date

21 February 2022

Overview

c3p0 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • c3p0 - JDBC Connection pooling library

Details

Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when
parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application’s
XML configuration file could cause a denial of service.

Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when
parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application’s
XML configuration file could cause a denial of service.

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
21.10 impish libc3p0-java –  0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.21.10.1
20.04 focal libc3p0-java –  0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libc3p0-java –  0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1

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