USN-3059-1: xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3059-1
10th August, 2016
xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
xmlrpc-epi could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.
Software description
- xmlrpc-epi
– a XML-RPC request library
Details
It was discovered that xmlrpc-epi incorrectly handled lengths in the
simplestring_addn function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
applications using xmlrpc-epi such as PHP 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 version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libxmlrpc-epi0
0.54.2-1.1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3059-1: xmlrpc-epi vulnerability
