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Bug 637476 - dev-java/itext-5.5.4-r2: External entities not disabled
Summary: dev-java/itext-5.5.4-r2: External entities not disabled
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 636976
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: https://www.compass-security.com/file...
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Reported: 2017-11-14 11:58 UTC by Francis Booth
Modified: 2017-11-14 12:01 UTC (History)
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Description Francis Booth 2017-11-14 11:58:06 UTC 
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.


~ eleix (Security Padawan)


Reproducible: Didn't try
Comment 1 Francis Booth 2017-11-14 12:01:25 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 636976 ***