Summary
It was discovered that iperf mishandled certain UTF-8 and UTF-16 strings.
A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | iperf3 | 3.0.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
The parse_string function in cjson.c in the cJSON library mishandles UTF8/16 strings, which allows remote attackers to …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4303