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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841592
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1989-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'icu' package(s) announced via the USN-1989-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'icu' package(s) announced via the USN-1989-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that ICU contained a race condition affecting multi-
threaded applications. If an application using ICU processed crafted data,
an attacker could cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-0900)

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled memory operations. If an
application using ICU processed crafted data, an attacker could cause it to
crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
invoking the program. (CVE-2013-2924)

Affected Software/OS:
'icu' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04.

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-2013-0900
Debian Security Information: DSA-2786 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2786
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70739377/index.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16404
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0454 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00045.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-2924
BugTraq ID: 64758
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
Debian Security Information: DSA-2785 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2785
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85336306/index.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19017
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1556 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-10/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1861 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0065 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html
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