UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2885

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2885

    Published: 10 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2885
    Aliases:
    USN-3383-1

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2885, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3383-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2885

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libsoup2.4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.44.2-1ubuntu2.2

    Affected versions

    2.42.2-6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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