Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59096
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-411-1 (libsoup)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to libsoup announced via advisory USN-411-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: Roland Lezuo and Josselin Mouette discovered that the HTTP server code in libsoup did not correctly verify request headers. Remote attackers could crash applications using libsoup by sending a crafted HTTP request, resulting in a denial of service. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: libsoup2.2-8 2.2.6.1-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libsoup2.2-8 2.2.93-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 6.10: libsoup2.2-8 2.2.96-0ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-411-1 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.8
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5876 BugTraq ID: 22034 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22034 Debian Security Information: DSA-1248 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248 http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2509 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:029 http://osvdb.org/31667 http://secunia.com/advisories/23734 http://secunia.com/advisories/23770 http://secunia.com/advisories/23871 http://secunia.com/advisories/23873 http://secunia.com/advisories/23961 http://secunia.com/advisories/23976 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-411-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0173 XForce ISS Database: libsoup-soupheadersparse-dos(31519) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31519
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