PT-2012-5476 · Canonical · Libunity-Webapps

Chris Coulson + 1 · Published 2012-11-30 · Updated 2012-12-03 · CVE-2012-4551

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libunity-webapps versions prior to 2.4.1

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability, which can be triggered by remote attackers via a crafted web site. This vulnerability is associated with certain hash tables and can cause a denial of service due to memory corruption and crash. It may also allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.4.1, update to version 2.4.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4551

Affected Products

Libunity-Webapps

References · 6

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1635-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4551 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56314 · Note
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/libunity-webapps/%2Bbug/1068495 · Note
• http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~webapps/libunity-webapps/trunk/revision/815 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/29/3 · Note