CVE-2014-0096

Public on 2014-05-31
Modified on 2015-05-14
Description
It was found that the org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet implementation in JBoss Web / Apache Tomcat allowed the definition of XML External Entities (XXEs) in provided XSLTs. A malicious application could use this to circumvent intended security restrictions to disclose sensitive information.
Severity
Low severity
Low
See what this means
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.1
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 tomcat7 2015-05-14 ALAS-2015-526 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 tomcat8 2015-05-14 ALAS-2015-527 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 2.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2014-0096 Mitre: CVE-2014-0096