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Mono Mono.Math.BigInteger Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27493
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Release Date:
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2007-11-06
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Last Update:
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2007-12-05
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Popularity:
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3,543 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Mono 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5197
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mono, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the Mono.Math.BigInteger class and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow, which can result in a system crash or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in 1.x versions prior to 1.2.5.1.
Solution:
Update to version 1.2.5.1 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported in a SUSE advisory.
Changelog:
2007-11-07: Updated "Solution" section. Added vendor link to the "Original Advisory" section.
2007-12-05: Added additional information provided by Ubuntu.
Original Advisory:
Mono:
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#BigInteger_unsafe_code_overflow
SUSE:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00009.html
Other References:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubu...ty-announce/2007-December/000637.html
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