1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4523-1

USN-4523-1: LibOFX vulnerability

Publication date

21 September 2020

Overview

LibOFX could be made to crash.

Releases

Packages

  • libofx - client-side implementation of Open Financial Exchange specification

Details

It was discovered that LibOFX did not properly check for errors in certain
situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-9656)

It was discovered that LibOFX did not properly check for errors in certain
situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-9656)

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 libofx-dev –  1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1
libofx6 –  1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1
ofx –  1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1

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