Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-561-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Jose Miguel Esparza discovered that pwlib did not correctly handle large string lengths. A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets to applications linked against pwlib (e.g. Ekiga) causing them to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
pwlib vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-4897 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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