UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20151
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151
Upstream
Published
2022-12-30T12:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T16:49:47.399651Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
libitext-java

Package

Name
libitext-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libitext-java@2.1.7-10?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.7-9
2.1.7-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java-gcj",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rtf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rups-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-10"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
libitext-java

Package

Name
libitext-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libitext-java@2.1.7-12?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.7-11
2.1.7-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rtf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rups-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libitext-java

Package

Name
libitext-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libitext-java@2.1.7-12?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.7-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rtf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rups-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libitext-java

Package

Name
libitext-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libitext-java@2.1.7-12?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.7-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rtf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rups-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-12"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libitext-java

Package

Name
libitext-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libitext-java@2.1.7-16?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.7-14
2.1.7-15
2.1.7-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-16"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rtf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-16"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
libitext-java

Package

Name
libitext-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libitext-java@2.1.7-16?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.7-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-16"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libitext-rtf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.1.7-16"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20151.json"