1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5172-2

USN-5172-2: uriparser vulnerability

Publication date

9 December 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in uriparser.

Releases

Packages

  • uriparser - Strictly RFC 3986 compliant URI parsing library

Details

USN-5172-1 fixed vulnerabilities in uriparser.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that uriparser mishandled certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause uriparser to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-19198, CVE-2018-19199, CVE-2018-19200)

It was discovered that uriparser incorrectly handled certain URIs. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or possibly leak
sensitive information. (CVE-2018-20721)

USN-5172-1 fixed vulnerabilities in uriparser.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that uriparser mishandled certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause uriparser to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-19198, CVE-2018-19199, CVE-2018-19200)

It was discovered that uriparser incorrectly handled certain URIs. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or possibly leak
sensitive information. (CVE-2018-20721)

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 liburiparser1 –  0.8.4-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2  
14.04 trusty liburiparser1 –  0.7.5-1ubuntu2+esm2  

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