Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9487

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially...

CVE-2016-9487

EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf...

CVE-2016-9487

Summary of CVE-2016-9487 (EpubCheck 4.0.1): The vulnerability arises from improper restriction of XML External Entities (XXE) when parsing XML in EPUBs during validation, allowing a specially crafted EPUB to read arbitrary files or cause the victim to issue arbitrary requests leveraging trust rel...