Summary
It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain XML documents.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | python-reportlab | 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | python-reportlab | 3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
XML Injection in ReportLab
ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as demonstrated by a crafted XML document with '<span color="' followed by arbitrary Python code.
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17626