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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1805
Exuberant Ctags vulnerability
9 October 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: exuberant-ctags
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-7204
Reference: ESB-2014.1771
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2371-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running exuberant-ctags check for an updated version of the software
for their operating system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2371-1
October 08, 2014
exuberant-ctags vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Exuberant Ctags could be made to consume resources.
Software Description:
- - exuberant-ctags: build tag file indexes of source code definitions
Details:
It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified
js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant
Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2371-1
CVE-2014-7204
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1
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