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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71800
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1449-1 (python-feedparser)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to python-feedparser
announced via advisory USN-1449-1.

Details:

It was discovered that feedparser did not properly sanitize ENTITY
declarations in encoded fields. A remote attacker could exploit this to
cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion.

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-feedparser 5.1-0ubuntu3.1
python3-feedparser 5.1-0ubuntu3.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1449-1

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2921
BugTraq ID: 53654
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53654
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:118
http://osvdb.org/81701
http://secunia.com/advisories/49256
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