1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-955-1

USN-955-1: OPIE vulnerability

Publication date

21 June 2010

Overview

Releases

Packages

Details

Maksymilian Arciemowicz and Adam Zabrocki discovered that OPIE incorrectly
handled long usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
username and make applications linked against libopie crash, leading to a
denial of service.

Maksymilian Arciemowicz and Adam Zabrocki discovered that OPIE incorrectly
handled long usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
username and make applications linked against libopie crash, leading to 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
9.10 karmic libopie-dev –  2.40~dfsg-0ubuntu1.9.10.1
9.04 jaunty libopie-dev –  2.40~dfsg-0ubuntu1.9.04.1
10.04 lucid libopie-dev –  2.40~dfsg-0ubuntu1.10.04.1

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