CVE-2019-9658 Moderate severity vulnerability that affects com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle
Checkstyle loads external DTDs by default, allowing attackers to perform XML External Entity attacks to read files or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-9658?
CVE-2019-9658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Checkstyle before 8.18 loads external DTDs by default.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9658?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle Maven | All versions | 8.18 |
com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle Maven | All versions | 8.18 |
Products include Checkstyle Checkstyle, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9658?
Upgrade com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle to 8.18 or later.
Is CVE-2019-9658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9658, DLA-1768-1, GHSA-gp32-7h29-rpxm, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9658.