=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2265-1
July 02, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- nspr: NetScape Portable Runtime Library

Details:

Abhishek Arya discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled certain console
functions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. The
default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the
vulnerability to a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libnspr4                        2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libnspr4                        2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libnspr4                        4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libnspr4-0d                     4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2265-1
  CVE-2014-1545

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.3


Ubuntu 2265-1: NSPR vulnerability

July 2, 2014
NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnspr4 2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libnspr4 2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnspr4 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libnspr4-0d 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2265-1

CVE-2014-1545

Severity
July 02, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

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