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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67279
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-624-2 (erlang)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to erlang
announced via advisory USN-624-2.

Details follow:

USN-624-1 fixed a vulnerability in PCRE. This update provides the
corresponding update for Erlang.

Original advisory details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the PCRE library did not correctly handle
certain in-pattern options. An attacker could cause applications linked
against pcre3 to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.10:
erlang-base 1:13.b.1-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-624-2

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2371
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 30087
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30087
BugTraq ID: 31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Bugtraq: 20081027 rPSA-2008-0305-1 pcre (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497828/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1602 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00105.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00123.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02431
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02465
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT090085
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT090192
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
http://secunia.com/advisories/30916
http://secunia.com/advisories/30944
http://secunia.com/advisories/30945
http://secunia.com/advisories/30958
http://secunia.com/advisories/30961
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
http://secunia.com/advisories/30972
http://secunia.com/advisories/30990
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/32454
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
http://secunia.com/advisories/39300
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2005
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2006
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0833
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