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Debian: Security Advisory for libxstream-java (DSA-4811-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxstream-java' package(s) announced via the DSA-4811-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that the default blacklist of XStream, a Java library to serialise objects to XML and back again, was vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream. For additional defense-in-depth it is recommended to switch to the whitelist approach of XStream's security framework. For additional information please
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libxstream-java' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxstream-java packages.