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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3065-1 (libxml-security-java - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
James Forshaw discovered that, in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java, CanonicalizationMethod parameters were incorrectly validated: by specifying an arbitrary weak canonicalization algorithm, an attacker could spoof XML signatures.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libxml-security-java on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.5-2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.5-2. We recommend that you upgrade your libxml-security-java packages.