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Ubuntu 13.10 USN-2101-1 Critical: libgadu Denial Of Service

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libgadu could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2101-1
February 10, 2014

libgadu vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

libgadu could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- libgadu: Gadu-Gadu protocol library

Details:

Yves Younan and Ryan Pentney discovered that libgadu incorrectly handled
certain Gadu-Gadu HTTP messages. A malicious remote server or a man in the
middle could use this issue to cause applications using libgadu to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libgadu3                        1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libgadu3                        1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libgadu3                        1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2101-1
  CVE-2013-6487

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 13.10 USN-2101-1 Critical: libgadu Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 10, 2014
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The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2102-1 pertains to a vulnerability in libgadu that could lead to application crashes or enable remote code execution.
libgadu could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libgadu3 1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libgadu3 1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgadu3 1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2101-1

CVE-2013-6487

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February 10, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgadu/1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1

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