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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2016-5002: Security patch for xmlrpc (ALAS-2023-2089)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2016-5002: Security patch for xmlrpc (ALAS-2023-2089)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/27/2017
Created
06/14/2023
Added
06/13/2023
Modified
06/13/2023

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xmlrpc-client
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xmlrpc-common
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xmlrpc-javadoc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xmlrpc-server

References

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