Ubuntu Security Notice 3059-1 - It was discovered that xmlrpc-epi incorrectly handled lengths in the simplestring_addn function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using xmlrpc-epi such as PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3059-1
August 10, 2016
xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
xmlrpc-epi could be made to crash or run programs if it processed special
ly
crafted data.
Software Description:
- xmlrpc-epi: a XML-RPC request library
Details:
It was discovered that xmlrpc-epi incorrectly handled lengths in the
simplestring_addn function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cau
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applications using xmlrpc-epi such as PHP to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libxmlrpc-epi0 0.54.2-1.1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3059-1
CVE-2016-6296
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmlrpc-epi/0.54.2-1.1ubuntu0.1