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CVE-2019-9658

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Mar 11, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9658
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html

Checkstyle before 8.18 loads external DTDs by default.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Checkstyle Checkstyle * 8.18 (excluding)
Checkstyle Ubuntu bionic *
Checkstyle Ubuntu cosmic *
Checkstyle Ubuntu disco *
Checkstyle Ubuntu eoan *
Checkstyle Ubuntu trusty *
Checkstyle Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References

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