*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported:
CVE-2008-1673 description: "Wei Wang from McAfee reported a potential heap overflow in the ASN.1 decode code that is used by the SNMP NAT and CIFS subsystem. Exploitation of this issue may lead to arbitrary code execution." CVE-2008-2358 description: "Brandon Edwards of McAfee Avert labs discovered an issue in the DCCP subsystem. Due to missing feature length checks it is possible to cause an overflow they may result in remote arbitrary code execution." http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00172.html http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592 (not yet available) ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Visibility changed to: Public ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-1673 ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2358 ** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [CVE-2008-1673, CVE-2008-2358] Linux heap overflows potentially leading to remote arbitrary code execution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
