Ubuntu: USN-3745-1 Urgent: NSPR Memory Leak Security Risk
debian
December 17, 2013
It was discovered that NSPR, Netscape Portable Runtime library, could crash an application using the library when parsing a certificate that causes an integer overflow
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Summary
It was discovered that NSPR, Netscape Portable Runtime library, could
crash an application using the library when parsing a certificate that
causes an integer overflow. This flaw only affects 64-bit systems.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.8.6-1+squeeze1.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:4.9.2-1+deb7u1.
For the testing distribution (jessie), and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:4.10.2-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your nspr packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: nspr
CVE ID: CVE-2013-5607
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