Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
Matthew Hall discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain large values. An attacker could exploit this with a specially crafted ASN.1 structure and cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
2 May 2012
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Libtasn1 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
Matthew Hall discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain large values. An attacker could exploit this with a specially crafted ASN.1 structure and cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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