Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-513-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Dirk Mueller discovered that UTF8 strings could be made to cause a small buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted strings to applications that use the Qt3 library for UTF8 processing, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with user privileges, or a denial of service.
Affected
qt-x11-free vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-4137 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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