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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes libksba X.509 Certificate Denial of Service Issue
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes libksba X.509 Certificate Denial of Service Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4075
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5111
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-10-18
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Ubuntu has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in libksba. This flaw is due to an error when handling X.509 certificates containing extra trailing data, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash a vulnerable application, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Ubuntu 5.04
Solution
Ubuntu 5.04 - Upgrade to libksba8 0.9.9-2ubuntu0.5.04
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4075
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-365-1
ChangeLog
2006-10-18 : Initial release
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