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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.1001
USN-3921-1: XMLTooling vulnerability
27 March 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: XMLTooling
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-9628
Reference: ESB-2019.0816
ESB-2019.0786
ESB-2019.0765
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3921-1/
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USN-3921-1: XMLTooling vulnerability
26 March 2019
xmltooling vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 18.10
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
xmltooling could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
o xmltooling - C++ XML parsing library with encryption support
Details
It was discovered that XMLTooling incorrectly handled certain XML files with
invalid data. An attacker could use this issue to cause XMLTooling to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
libxmltooling8 - 3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libxmltooling7 - 1.6.4-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libxmltooling6v5 - 1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libxmltooling6 - 1.5.3-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-9628
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