UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14473

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14473

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14473.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14473

Upstream

CVE-2018-14473

Published

2018-08-04T01:29:00Z

Modified

2025-10-24T04:47:09Z

Severity

9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

OCS Inventory 2.4.1 lacks a proper XML parsing configuration, allowing the use of external entities. This issue can be exploited by an attacker sending a crafted HTTP request in order to exfiltrate information or cause a Denial of Service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ocsinventory-server

Package

Name: ocsinventory-server
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ocsinventory-server@2.1.2-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.2-1

2.1.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ocsinventory-reports",
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocsinventory-server",
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14473.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ocsinventory-server