CVE-2016-3674

Description

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) Dom4JDriver, (2) DomDriver, (3) JDomDriver, (4) JDom2Driver, (5) SjsxpDriver, (6) StandardStaxDriver, and (7) WstxDriver drivers in XStream before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.98% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory github.io Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.9 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183180.html vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3575 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2822.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85381 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036419 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/28/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2823.html vendor advisory broken link
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/25 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/8 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183208.html vendor advisory broken link third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3674?
CVE-2016-3674 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3674?
To fix CVE-2016-3674, 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-2016-3674 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3674 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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