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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70844
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1132-1 (apturl-common)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to apturl-common
announced via advisory USN-1132-1.

Details:

It was discovered that apturl incorrectly handled certain long URLs. If
a user were tricked into opening a very long URL, an attacker could cause
their desktop session to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
apturl-common 0.4.2ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
apturl-common 0.4.1ubuntu7.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
apturl-common 0.4.1ubuntu4.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1132-1

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