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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-3013-1 Critical: XML-RPC DoS Vulnerabilities

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Several vulnerabilities were fixed in the XML-RPC library for C and C++, impacting Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installations.
Several security issues were fixed in XML-RPC for C and C++.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in XML-RPC for C and C++.

Software Description:

- xmlrpc-c: Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP

Details:

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ unexpectedly

called srand in certain circumstances. This could reduce the security of

calling applications. (CVE-2012-6702)

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ incorrectly

handled seeding the random number generator. A remote attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-5300)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++

incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked

against XML-RPC for C and C++ were tricked into opening a crafted XML file,

an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

code. (CVE-2016-0718)

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ incorrectly

handled malformed XML dat...

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security advisory denial of service critical security ubuntu xml-rpc xmlrpc-c c-c++

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxmlrpc-c++4                  1.16.33-3.1ubuntu5.2
  libxmlrpc-core-c3               1.16.33-3.1ubuntu5.2

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications linked
against XML-RPC for C and C++ to effect the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3013-1

CVE-2012-6702, CVE-2015-1283, CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-4472,

CVE-2016-5300

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security advisory denial of service critical security ubuntu xml-rpc xmlrpc-c c-c++

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmlrpc-c/1.16.33-3.1ubuntu5.2

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