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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1517-1 Moderate: Mono Information Exposure Issue

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Mono could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1517-1
July 25, 2012

mono vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Mono could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- mono: Mono is a platform for running and developing applications

Details:

It was discovered that the Mono System.Web library incorrectly filtered
certain error messages related to forbidden files. If a user were tricked
into opening a specially crafted URL, an attacker could possibly exploit
this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2012-3382)

It was discovered that the Mono System.Web library incorrectly handled the
EnableViewStateMac property. If a user were tricked into opening a
specially crafted URL, an attacker could possibly exploit this to conduct
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu
10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-1459)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libmono-system-web2.0-cil       2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2
  libmono-system-web4.0-cil       2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libmono-system-web2.0-cil       2.10.5-1ubuntu0.1
  libmono-system-web4.0-cil       2.10.5-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libmono-system-web1.0-cil       2.6.7-5ubuntu3.1
  libmono-system-web2.0-cil       2.6.7-5ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libmono-system-web1.0-cil       2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4.1
  libmono-system-web2.0-cil       2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Mono applications to
make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1517-1
  CVE-2010-1459, CVE-2012-3382

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.10.5-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.6.7-5ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4.1


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1517-1 Moderate: Mono Information Exposure Issue

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Ensure your Ubuntu environment is patched to safeguard against Mono vulnerabilities that could compromise sensitive data transmission over the internet.
Mono could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libmono-system-web2.0-cil 2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2 libmono-system-web4.0-cil 2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 11.10: libmono-system-web2.0-cil 2.10.5-1ubuntu0.1 libmono-system-web4.0-cil 2.10.5-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libmono-system-web1.0-cil 2.6.7-5ubuntu3.1 libmono-system-web2.0-cil 2.6.7-5ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libmono-system-web1.0-cil 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4.1 libmono-system-web2.0-cil 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Mono applications to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1517-1

CVE-2010-1459, CVE-2012-3382

July 25, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.10.5-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.6.7-5ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mono/2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4.1

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