Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842053
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2477-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libevent' package(s) announced via the USN-2477-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libevent' package(s) announced via the USN-2477-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Andrew Bartlett discovered that libevent incorrectly handled large inputs to the evbuffer API. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with an application that uses libevent to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Affected Software/OS: 'libevent' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10. 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-2014-6272 Debian Security Information: DSA-3119 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3119 http://archives.seul.org/libevent/users/Jan-2015/msg00010.html http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.366317
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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