CVE-2017-7672

NameCVE-2017-7672
DescriptionIf an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libstruts1.2-javasource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- libstruts1.2-java <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Issue is specific to Struts 2.x.

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