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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5003: ELSA-2018-1780: xmlrpc security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5003: ELSA-2018-1780: xmlrpc security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/24/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/01/2018
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

The Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in an <ex:serializable> element. A flaw was discovered in the Apache XML-RPC (ws-xmlrpc) library that deserializes untrusted data when enabledForExtensions setting is enabled. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in a <ex:serializable> element.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xmlrpc-client
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xmlrpc-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xmlrpc-javadoc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xmlrpc-server

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