[ MDVSA-2014:206 ] ctags

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2014:206
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : ctags
 Date    : October 24, 2014
 Affected: Business Server 1.0
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 Problem Description:

 Updated ctags package fixes security vulnerability:
 
 A denial of service issue was discovered in ctags 5.8. A remote
 attacker could cause excessive CPU usage and disk space consumption
 via a crafted JavaScript file by triggering an infinite loop
 (CVE-2014-7204).
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 References:

 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7204
 http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html
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