CVE-2007-3716

Description

The Java XML Digital Signature implementation in Sun JDK and JRE 6 before Update 2 does not properly process XSLT stylesheets in XSLT transforms in XML signatures, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted stylesheet, a related issue to CVE-2007-3715.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.84% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory bea.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26933 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473552/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/248 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473553/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.isecpartners.com/files/XMLDSIG_Command_Injection.pdf
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102993-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-04-dsig.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/26031 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3009 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-15.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018365 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2492 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/36664 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26631 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3716?
CVE-2007-3716 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3716?
To fix CVE-2007-3716, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3716 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3716 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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