Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20169487000
Revision Date:2018-07-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-9487 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-9487
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The vulnerability of the 'epubcheck' package in xenial is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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