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CVE-2017-5662

batik: XML external entity processing vulnerability

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 10, 2017

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

An XXE vulnerability was found in Apache Batik which could allow a remote attacker to retrieve the files on the vulnerable server's filesystem by uploading specially crafted SVG images. The vulnerability could also allow a denial of service condition by performing an amplification attack.

Statement

The batik package is no longer used or required by the Red Hat Virtualization Manager. Red Hat recommends removing it after updating to Red Hat Virtualization 4.1.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference