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Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : libsoup vulnerability (USN-411-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28000

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Roland Lezuo and Josselin Mouette discovered that the HTTP server code in libsoup did not correctly verify request headers. Remote attackers could crash applications using libsoup by sending a crafted HTTP request, resulting in a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected libsoup2.2-8, libsoup2.2-dev and / or libsoup2.2-doc packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/411-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28000

File Name: ubuntu_USN-411-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.2-8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.2-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5876

USN: 411-1