Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1253-1 openocd -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 21 Jan 2018
- Affected Packages:
- openocd
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 887488.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-5704. - More information:
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OpenOCD, an on-chip JTAG debug solution for ARM and MIPS systems, does not block attempts to use HTTP POST for sending data to localhost, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-protocol scripting attacks, and consequently execute arbitrary commands, via a crafted web site.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 0.5.0-1+deb7u1.We recommend that you upgrade your openocd packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS