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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : apr-util vulnerability (USN-813-3)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40531
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
USN-813-1 fixed vulnerabilities in apr. This update provides the corresponding updates for apr-util.Matt Lewis discovered that apr did not properly sanitize its input when allocating memory. If an application using apr processed crafted input, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the application.
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Solution
Update the affected libaprutil1, libaprutil1-dbg and / or libaprutil1-dev packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40531
File Name: ubuntu_USN-813-3.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 8/10/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libaprutil1-dbg, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libaprutil1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libaprutil1-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2412
BID: 35949