Source: libxstream-java
Version: 1.4.7-2
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Hi,
the following vulnerability was published for libxstream-java.
CVE-2017-7957[0]:
| XStream through 1.4.9, when a certain denyTypes workaround is not used,
| mishandles attempts to create an instance of the primitive type 'void'
| during unmarshalling, leading to a remote application crash, as
| demonstrated by an xstream.fromXML("<void/>") call.
If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.
For further information see:
[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7957
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7957
[1] https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2017-7957.html
Regards,
Salvatore
