USN-7571-1: c3p0 vulnerability
Publication date
16 June 2025
Overview
c3p0 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- c3p0 - JDBC Connection pooling library
Details
Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when parsing
certain input. An attacker able to modify the application’s XML
configuration file could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service.
Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when parsing
certain input. An attacker able to modify the application’s XML
configuration file could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | libc3p0-java – 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1 | ||
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