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SciLinux: SLSA-2017-2459-1 Important Libsoup Buffer Overflow Advisory

Calendar Aug 21, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory buffer overflow remote code execution security fix libsoup SL7
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was discovered within the HTTP processing of libsoup. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to a server using the libsoup HTTP server functionality or by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious HTTP server with an application using the libsoup HTTP [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: libsoup security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:2459-1
Issue Date:        2017-08-15
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-2885
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Security Fix(es):

* A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was discovered within the HTTP
processing of libsoup. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause
a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by sending a specially
crafted HTTP request to a server using the libsoup HTTP server
functionality or by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious HTTP
server with an application using the libsoup HTTP client functionality.
(CVE-2017-2885)
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SL7
  x86_64
    libsoup-2.56.0-4.el7_4.i686.rpm
    libsoup-2.56.0-4.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
    libsoup-debuginfo-2.56.0-4.el7_4.i686.rpm
    libsoup-debuginfo-2.56.0-4.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
    libsoup-devel-2.56.0-4.el7_4.i686.rpm
    libsoup-devel-2.56.0-4.el7_4.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team