USN-1629-1: libproxy vulnerabilities
12 November 2012
libproxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- libproxy - automatic proxy configuration management library
Details
Tomas Mraz discovered that libproxy incorrectly handled certain PAC files.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libproxy to crash, or to
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4504, CVE-2012-4505)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 10.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.