Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20134421000
Revision Date:2013-10-25Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-4421 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The buf_decompress function in packet.c in Dropbear SSH Server before 2013.59 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a compressed packet that has a large size when it is decompressed.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-4421
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'dropbear' package in xenial is not affected (note: '2013.59').
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