1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4788-1

USN-4788-1: iperf3 vulnerability

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

iperf3 could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

  • iperf3 - Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool

Details

It was discovered that iperf mishandled certain UTF-8 and UTF-16 strings.
A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that iperf mishandled certain UTF-8 and UTF-16 strings.
A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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
16.04 xenial iperf3 –  3.0.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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