USN-4852-1

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    USN-4852-1

    Published: 15 Mar 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: vtk vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that VTK incorrectly handled certain XML files in the embedded Expat library. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4852-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20843, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15903

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vtk?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1

    Affected versions

    5.8.0-14ubuntu1
    5.8.0-14ubuntu3
    5.8.0-14.1ubuntu2
    5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3

    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
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