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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63622
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-737-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsoup' package(s) announced via the USN-737-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsoup' package(s) announced via the USN-737-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the Base64 encoding functions in libsoup did not
properly handle large strings. If a user were tricked into connecting to a
malicious server, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'libsoup' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0585
20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
34100
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100
34310
http://secunia.com/advisories/34310
34337
http://secunia.com/advisories/34337
34401
http://secunia.com/advisories/34401
35065
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
DSA-1748
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1748
MDVSA-2009:081
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:081
RHSA-2009:0344
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0344.html
SUSE-SR:2009:010
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
USN-737-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-737-1
[oss-security] 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/libsoup-CVE-2009-0585.diff
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-088.htm
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
libsoup-soupmisc-bo(49273)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49273
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9599
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9599
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