MGASA-2017-0272

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0272.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0272.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2017-0272
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Published
2017-08-16T00:01:16Z
Modified
2017-08-15T22:23:36Z
Summary
Updated libsoup packages fix security vulnerability
Details

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 (CVE-2017-2885).

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Affected packages

Mageia:5 / libsoup

Package

Name
libsoup
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/libsoup?distro=mageia-5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.48.1-1.1.mga5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Mageia:6 / libsoup

Package

Name
libsoup
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/libsoup?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.58.2-1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}