Improper Input Validation Affecting libstruts1.2-java package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
81.58% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBSTRUTS12JAVA-330119
  • published4 Jul 2016
  • disclosed4 Jul 2016

Introduced: 4 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4465  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 libstruts1.2-java.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libstruts1.2-java package and not the libstruts1.2-java package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a null value for a URL field.