Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1853-1 libspring-java -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

13 Jul 2019

Affected Packages:

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 760733, Bug 769698, Bug 796137, Bug 849167.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2014-3578, CVE-2014-3625, CVE-2015-3192, CVE-2015-5211, CVE-2016-9878.

More information:

Vulnerabilities have been identified in libspring-java, a modular Java/J2EE application framework.

CVE-2014-3578
A directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
CVE-2014-3625
A directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.
CVE-2015-3192
Improper processing of inline DTD declarations when DTD is not entirely disabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory errors) via a crafted XML file.
CVE-2015-5211
Reflected File Download (RFD) attack vulnerability, which allows a malicious user to craft a URL with a batch script extension that results in the response being downloaded rather than rendered and also includes some input reflected in the response.
CVE-2016-9878
Improper path sanitization in ResourceServlet, which allows directory traversal attacks.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libspring-java packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS