CVE-2013-6440

Publication date 14 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The (1) BasicParserPool, (2) StaticBasicParserPool, (3) XML Decrypter, and (4) SAML Decrypter in Shibboleth OpenSAML-Java before 2.6.1 set the expandEntityReferences property to true, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML DOCTYPE declaration.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
opensaml2 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

debian packaging provides the C-based Shibboleth implementation