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[SECURITY] [DSA 2962-1] nspr security update

Posted on 17 June 2014
Debian Security Advisory

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2962-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
June 17, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : nspr
CVE ID : CVE-2014-1545

Abhiskek Arya discovered an out of bounds write in the cvt_t() function
of the NetScape Portable Runtime Library which could result in the
execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:4.9.2-1+deb7u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:4.10.6-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nspr packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

 

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