CVE-2018-8013

CRITICAL

Apache Batik 1.x -<1.10 - Deserialization

Title source: llm

Description

In Apache Batik 1.x before 1.10, when deserializing subclass of `AbstractDocument`, the class takes a string from the inputStream as the class name which then use it to call the no-arg constructor of the class. Fix was to check the class type before calling newInstance in deserialization.

References (17)

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104252

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040995

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e90b4d1cf6ea87a79bb506541140dfbf4801f4463a7cee08126ee44%40%3Ccommits.xmlgraphics.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00016.html

[Various Sources] https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-batik-dev/201805.mbox/%3c000701d3f28f%24d01860a0%24704921e0%24%40gmail.com%3e

[Third Party Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/3661-1/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4215

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-11

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc0a31867796043fbe59113fb654fe8b13309fe04f8935acb8d0fab19%40%3Ccommits.xmlgraphics.apache.org%3E

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0133

EPSS Percentile 79.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-502

Status published

Affected Products (41)

apache/batik < 1.10

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

oracle/business_intelligence

oracle/business_intelligence

oracle/business_intelligence

oracle/business_intelligence

oracle/communications_diameter_signaling_router < 8.3

oracle/communications_metasolv_solution

oracle/communications_webrtc_session_controller < 7.2

oracle/data_integrator

oracle/enterprise_repository

oracle/enterprise_repository

... and 26 more

Timeline

Published May 24, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026