Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20115037000
Revision Date:2011-12-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2011-5037 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:Google V8 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters, as demonstrated by attacks against Node.js.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2011-5037
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 'libv8-3.14' package in xenial is not affected (note: '3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1').
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