USN-6281-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6281-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6281-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6281-1
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Published
2023-08-10T08:34:28.741866Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:31Z
Summary
velocity vulnerability
Details

Alvaro Munoz discovered that Velocity Engine incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / velocity

Package

Name
velocity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/velocity@1.7-4ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.7-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "velocity",
            "binary_version": "1.7-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-13936"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / velocity

Package

Name
velocity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/velocity@1.7-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.7-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "velocity",
            "binary_version": "1.7-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-13936"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / velocity

Package

Name
velocity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/velocity@1.7-5+deb9u1build0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7-5+deb9u1build0.20.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.7-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "velocity",
            "binary_version": "1.7-5+deb9u1build0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-13936"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}