vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3383-1 (CVE-2017-2885): libsoup vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 10, 2017 | Aug 10, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 10, 2017
Added
Aug 10, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-gir1-2-soup-2-4ubuntu-upgrade-libsoup-gnome2-4-1ubuntu-upgrade-libsoup2-4-1
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