SB2015021505 - Fedora 21 update for apache-poi 

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SB2015021505 - Fedora 21 update for apache-poi

Published: February 15, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015021505
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3574)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted OOXML file to the affected application and perform a denial of service attack.


2) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3529)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References