Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-2371
Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-624-2 April 09, 2010erlang vulnerabilityCVE-2008-2371===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 9.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 9.10: erlang-base 1:13.b.1-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect thenecessary changes.Details follow:USN-624-1 fixed a vulnerability in PCRE. This update provides thecorresponding 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.
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