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Posted on 18 May 2011
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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for apturl
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44552
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-05-17
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DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for apturl. This fixes a weakness, which
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).
The weakness is caused due to an error when processing certain URLs
and can be exploited to cause a crash via an overly long URL.
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-1132-1:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-May/001330.html
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