UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000639

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000639

    Published: 20 Aug 2018Last Modified: 20 May 2026

    Summary:

    Details: LatexDraw version <=4.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SVG parsing functionality that can result in disclosure of data, server side request forgery, port scanning, possible rce. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SVG file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000639, https://0dd.zone/2018/08/05/LatexDraw-XXE/, https://github.com/arnobl/latexdraw/issues/10, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000639

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: latexdraw

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/latexdraw?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.0.8+1-4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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