Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1621-1 c3p0 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
28 Dec 2018
Affected Packages:
c3p0
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 917257.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-20433.
More information:

A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in c3p0, a library for JDBC connection pooling, that may be used to resolve information outside of the intended sphere of control.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your c3p0 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS