USN-1727-1: Boost vulnerability

Publication date

18 February 2013

Overview

Boost incorrectly validated certain UTF-8 sequences.

Releases


Packages

  • boost1.49 - C++ representation of time duration, time point, and clocks

Details

It was discovered that the Boost.Locale library incorrectly validated some
invalid UTF-8 sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass input validation in certain applications.

It was discovered that the Boost.Locale library incorrectly validated some
invalid UTF-8 sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass input validation in certain applications.

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
12.10 quantal libboost-locale1.49.0 –  1.49.0-3.1ubuntu1.2

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