CVE-2016-9487

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    CVE-2016-9487

    Published: 13 Jul 2018Last Modified: 27 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.

    References: https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779243, https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 6dfb815083f6e33693bf078fccd48e4ce28365a4
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High