Category Archives: Security

Security

CVE-2017-7621

Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in core-eMLi in AuroMeera Technometrix Pvt. Ltd. eMLi V1.0 allows an Attacker to send malicious code, generally in the form of a browser-side script, to a different end user via the page parameter to code/student_portal/home.php. The affected versions are eMLi School Management 1.0, eMLi College Campus Management 1.0, and eMLi University Management 1.0.

USN-3258-1: Dovecot vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3258-1

10th April, 2017

dovecot vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 16.10
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Dovecot could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software description

  • dovecot
    – IMAP and POP3 email server

Details

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled some usernames. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to hang or crash, resulting in a
denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 16.10:
dovecot-core

1:2.2.24-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
dovecot-core

1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.3

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2017-2669

USN-3257-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3257-1

10th April, 2017

webkit2gtk vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 16.10
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.

Software description

  • webkit2gtk
    – Web content engine library for GTK+

Details

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and
JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web
browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service
attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 16.10:
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18

2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18

2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications
that use WebKitGTK+, such as Epiphany, to make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2016-9642,

CVE-2016-9643,

CVE-2017-2364,

CVE-2017-2367,

CVE-2017-2376,

CVE-2017-2377,

CVE-2017-2386,

CVE-2017-2392,

CVE-2017-2394,

CVE-2017-2395,

CVE-2017-2396,

CVE-2017-2405,

CVE-2017-2415,

CVE-2017-2419,

CVE-2017-2433,

CVE-2017-2442,

CVE-2017-2445,

CVE-2017-2446,

CVE-2017-2447,

CVE-2017-2454,

CVE-2017-2455,

CVE-2017-2457,

CVE-2017-2459,

CVE-2017-2460,

CVE-2017-2464,

CVE-2017-2465,

CVE-2017-2466,

CVE-2017-2468,

CVE-2017-2469,

CVE-2017-2470,

CVE-2017-2471,

CVE-2017-2475,

CVE-2017-2476,

CVE-2017-2481