USN-6282-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6282-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6282-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6282-1
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Published
2023-08-10T15:24:17Z
Modified
2026-06-25T13:32:15.187897923Z
Summary
velocity-tools vulnerability
Details

Jackson Henry discovered that Velocity Tools incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / velocity-tools

Package

Name
velocity-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/velocity-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0-3
2.0-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvelocity-tools-java",
            "binary_version": "2.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6282-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-13959",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / velocity-tools

Package

Name
velocity-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/velocity-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0-7ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0-6
2.0-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvelocity-tools-java",
            "binary_version": "2.0-7ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6282-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-13959",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / velocity-tools

Package

Name
velocity-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/velocity-tools?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0-7ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvelocity-tools-java",
            "binary_version": "2.0-7ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6282-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-13959",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}