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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843280
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3383-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsoup2.4' package(s) announced via the USN-3383-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsoup2.4' package(s) announced via the USN-3383-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered a stack based buffer overflow when
handling chunked encoding. An attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'libsoup2.4' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04.

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-2017-2885
BugTraq ID: 100258
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
Debian Security Information: DSA-3929 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-libsoup-2.51.3-Stack-Overflow.html
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2459
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
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