USN-4584-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4584-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4584-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4584-1
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Published
2020-10-15T20:30:16.734416Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:33:17.885716Z
Summary
htmlunit vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that HtmlUnit incorrectly initialized Rhino engine. An Attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Java code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / htmlunit

Package

Name
htmlunit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/htmlunit@2.8-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.8-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtmlunit-java",
            "binary_version": "2.8-1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}