USN-2371-1: Exuberant Ctags vulnerability

Publication date

8 October 2014

Overview

Exuberant Ctags could be made to consume resources.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified
js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant
Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified
js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant
Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

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
14.04 trusty exuberant-ctags –  1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise exuberant-ctags –  1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1

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