Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125468000
Revision Date:2012-12-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-5468 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email containing a base64 string that is decoded to incomplete multibyte characters.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-5468
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'bogofilter' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1.2.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.12.04.1').
    • BACK