| Name | CVE-2018-1285 |
| Description | Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2211-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 977468 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| log4net (PTS) | buster | 1.2.10+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.2.10+dfsg-8 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.10+dfsg-9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[buster] - log4net <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - log4net <no-dsa> (Minor issue; requires application to accept arbitrary configuration files)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575
https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/commit/d0b4b0157d4af36b23c24a23739c47925c3bd8d7