Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20169953000
Revision Date:2018-03-12Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-9953 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The verify_certificate function in lib/vtls/schannel.c in libcurl 7.30.0 through 7.51.0, when built for Windows CE using the schannel TLS backend, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a wildcard certificate name, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-9953
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 'curl' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'see note').
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