Pierre Ernst discovered that Apache Fop incorrectly handled XML external entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive files from the filesystem, or cause a denial of service.
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"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3281-1.json"
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