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Improper Input Validation Affecting libxstream-java package, versions <1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
86.28% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBXSTREAMJAVA-283005
  • published29 Apr 2017
  • disclosed29 Apr 2017
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Introduced: 29 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libxstream-java to version 1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used, mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void' during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.