CVE-2017-5662

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5662
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-18 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-20 22:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Apache Batik before 1.9, files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses batik can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files. The file types that can be shown depend on the user context in which the exploitable application is running. If the user is root a full compromise of the server - including confidential or sensitive files - would be possible. XXE can also be used to attack the availability of the server via denial of service as the references within a xml document can trivially trigger an amplification attack.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Batik All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Apache Batik SVG File XML External Entity Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CPU July 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
The Apache(tm) XML Graphics Project - Community CONFIRM xmlgraphics.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apache Batik CVE-2017-5662 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4215-1 batik DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 755916 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xmlgraphics-batik (SUSE-SU-2024:0777-1)
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