Debian DSA-2890-1 : libspring-java - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73255

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in libspring-java, the Debian package for the Java Spring framework.

- CVE-2014-0054 Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC processes external XML entities.

- CVE-2014-1904 Spring MVC introduces a cross-site scripting vulnerability if the action on a Spring form is not specified.

Solution

Upgrade the libspring-java packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.6.RELEASE-6+deb7u3.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741604

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0054

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1904

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/libspring-java

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2890

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73255

File Name: debian_DSA-2890.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/31/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0054, CVE-2014-1904

BID: 66137, 66148

DSA: 2890