Apache Batik up to 1.6 denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Batik up to 1.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SVG to (1) PNG and (2) JPG conversion classes in Apache Batik 1.x before 1.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via a crafted SVG file.

The weakness was presented 03/24/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xmlgraphics.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0250 since 11/18/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82299 (Debian DLA-182-1 : batik security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370322 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21963275), (swg21959083) and (swg21698613)).

Upgrading to version 1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (82299). See 74477, 76444, 76445 and 76447 for similar entries.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 82299
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-182-1 : batik security update
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OpenVAS ID: 801547
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for batik USN-2548-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Batik 1.7

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03/24/2015 +126 days 🔍
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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: USN-2548-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-0250 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1032781
Vulnerability Center: 50920 - Apache Batik <1.8 Remote XXE Vulnerability via Crafted SVG File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 73153

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Created: 03/30/2015 12:43
Updated: 05/01/2022 16:51
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:43 (56), 07/03/2017 08:37 (13), 05/01/2022 16:35 (4), 05/01/2022 16:42 (1), 05/01/2022 16:51 (1)
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