USN-3028-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3028-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3028-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3028-1
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Published
2016-07-11T16:28:56.160806Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:31:04.294096Z
Summary
nspr vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nspr

Package

Name
nspr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nspr@2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

2:4.*

2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1
2:4.9.5-1ubuntu2
2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1
2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1
2:4.10.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-0d",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nspr

Package

Name
nspr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nspr@2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2:4.*

2:4.10.8-2ubuntu1
2:4.10.10-1ubuntu1
2:4.11-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-0d",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnspr4-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}