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Details
Mike Wiacek discovered that the ARC2 implementation in Python Crypto
did not correctly check the key length. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a malicious ARC2 stream, a remote attacker
could execute arbitrary code or crash the application using Python Crypto,
leading to a denial of service.
Mike Wiacek discovered that the ARC2 implementation in Python Crypto
did not correctly check the key length. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a malicious ARC2 stream, a remote attacker
could execute arbitrary code or crash the application using Python Crypto,
leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.10 intrepid | python-crypto – 2.0.1+dfsg1-2.3ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 8.04 hardy | python-crypto – 2.0.1+dfsg1-2.1ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 7.10 gutsy | python-crypto – 2.0.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | python2.4-crypto – 2.0.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
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