Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20172784000
Revision Date:2017-04-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-2784 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:An exploitable free of a stack pointer vulnerability exists in the x509 certificate parsing code of ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.19, 2.x before 2.1.7, and 2.4.x before 2.4.2. A specially crafted x509 certificate, when parsed by mbed TLS library, can cause an invalid free of a stack pointer leading to a potential remote code execution. In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker can act as either a client or a server on a network to deliver malicious x509 certificates to vulnerable applications.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-2784
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND While related to the CVE in some way, the 'polarssl' package in precise is not affected.
  • BACK