USN-3709-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3709-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3709-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3709-1
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Published
2018-07-10T14:05:08.136709Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:25Z
Summary
xapian-core vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / xapian-core

Package

Name
xapian-core
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xapian-core@1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.4-2
1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxapian-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxapian30",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xapian-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xapian-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}