UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151 (CVE-2017-20151)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-12-30 12:15 – Updated: 2026-05-20 14:50 – Source website
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Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iText RUPS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The patch is identified as ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
9.8 (Critical)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"aliases": [],
"details": "A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iText RUPS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The patch is identified as ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:22Z",
"published": "2022-12-30T12:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20151"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20151"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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"upstream": [
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}
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