USN-3228-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3228-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3228-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3228-1

Related

Published

2017-03-13T16:48:55.520755Z

Modified

2017-03-13T16:48:55.520755Z

Summary

libevent vulnerabilities

Details

Guido Vranken discovered that libevent incorrectly handled memory when processing certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with an application that uses libevent to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libevent

Package

Name: libevent
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libevent@2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.21-stable-1

2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1

2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-core-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-core-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-extra-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-extra-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-openssl-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-openssl-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-pthreads-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-pthreads-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libevent

Package

Name: libevent
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libevent@2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.21-stable-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-core-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-core-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-extra-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-extra-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-openssl-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-openssl-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-pthreads-2.0-5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevent-pthreads-2.0-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}