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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes GnuTLS Denial of Service Issue
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes GnuTLS Denial of Service Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0542
CVE ID : CVE-2005-1431
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-05-13
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Ubuntu has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in GnuTLS. This flaw resides in the record packet parsing and the RSA key export functionalities of GnuTLS, which may be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) to any application that utilizes the GnuTLS library.
Affected Products
Ubuntu 4.10
Ubuntu 5.04
Solution
Upgrade the affected package to version 1.0.4-3ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu 4.10), or 1.0.16-13ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 5.04).
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0542
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-126-1
ChangeLog
2005-05-13 : Initial release
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