CVE-2016-3674 XML External Entity Injection in XStream

What is CVE-2016-3674?

CVE-2016-3674 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) Dom4JDriver, (2) DomDriver, (3) JDomDriver, (4) JDom2Driver, (5) SjsxpDriver, (6) StandardStaxDriver, and (7) WstxDriver drivers in XStream before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3674?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream. It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Jboss Middleware, Xstream Xstream.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3674?

Upgrade com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream to 1.4.9 or later.

Is CVE-2016-3674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3674, DLA-504-1, DSA-3575-1, GHSA-rgh3-987h-wpmw, MGASA-2016-0164, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3674.