1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-737-1

USN-737-1: libsoup vulnerability

Publication date

16 March 2009

Overview

libsoup vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Base64 encoding functions in libsoup did not
properly handle large strings. If a user were tricked into connecting to a
malicious server, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.

It was discovered that the Base64 encoding functions in libsoup did not
properly handle large strings. If a user were tricked into connecting to a
malicious server, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
7.10 gutsy libsoup2.2-8 –  2.2.100-1ubuntu0.1
6.06 dapper libsoup2.2-8 –  2.2.93-0ubuntu1.2

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