Ubuntu Security Notice 5293-1 - Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application's XML configuration file could cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5293-1
February 21, 2022
c3p0 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
c3p0 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- c3p0: JDBC Connection pooling library
Details:
Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when
parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application's
XML configuration file could cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 21.10:
libc3p0-java 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.21.10.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libc3p0-java 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libc3p0-java 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5293-1
CVE-2019-5427
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c3p0/0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.21.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c3p0/0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c3p0/0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1