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Debian: DSA-2962-1 Critical: NSPR Out Of Bounds Error Exposure

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Calendar Grey June 17, 2014
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Stay informed about a critical out of bounds vulnerability in NSPR for Debian. Immediate updates are essential to protect data and system integrity
Abhiskek Arya discovered an out of bounds write in the cvt_t() function of the NetScape Portable Runtime Library which could result in the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

Abhiskek Arya discovered an out of bounds write in the cvt_t() function
of the NetScape Portable Runtime Library which could result in the
execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:4.9.2-1+deb7u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:4.10.6-1.

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-2014-1545

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