Debian: DSA-3042-1: exuberant-ctags security update
Debian: DSA-3042-1: exuberant-ctags security update
Stefano Zacchiroli discovered a vulnerability in exuberant-ctags, a tool to build tag file indexes of source code definitions: Certain JavaScript files cause ctags to enter an infinite loop until it runs out of disk space, resulting in denial of service.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3042-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 04, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : exuberant-ctags CVE ID : CVE-2014-7204 Stefano Zacchiroli discovered a vulnerability in exuberant-ctags, a tool to build tag file indexes of source code definitions: Certain JavaScript files cause ctags to enter an infinite loop until it runs out of disk space, resulting in denial of service. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.9~svn20110310-4+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.9~svn20110310-8. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.9~svn20110310-8. We recommend that you upgrade your exuberant-ctags packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.