Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Batik, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.
Background
Apache Batik is a Java-based toolkit for applications or applets that want to use images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for various purposes, such as display, generation or manipulation.
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