vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3721-1: Apache Ant vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N) | Jul 24, 2018 | Aug 2, 2018 | Feb 19, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jul 24, 2018
Added
Aug 2, 2018
Modified
Feb 19, 2025
Description
Danny Grander discovered that Apache Ant incorrectly handled certain compressed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-ant
References
Rapid7 Labs
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