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USN-3059-1: xmlrpc-epi vulnerability

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:

Summary

xmlrpc-epi could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.

Software description

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

CVE-2016-6296

Source: USN-3059-1: xmlrpc-epi vulnerability

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