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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2028-1
November 12, 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary:
Apache XML Security for Java could be tricked into validating spoofed
signatures.
Software Description:
Details:
James Forshaw discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly
validated CanonicalizationMethod parameters. An attacker could use this
flaw to spoof XML signatures.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libxml-security-java 1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2028-1
CVE-2013-2172
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1
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