Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1727-1
18th February, 2013
boost1.49 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary
Boost incorrectly validated certain UTF-8 sequences.
Software description
- boost1.49 - C++ representation of time duration, time point, and clocks
Details
It was discovered that the Boost.Locale library incorrectly validated some
invalid UTF-8 sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass input validation in certain applications.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 12.10:
- libboost-locale1.49.0 1.49.0-3.1ubuntu1.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.