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CVE-2010-4254

Published: 6 December 2010

Mono, when Moonlight before 2.3.0.1 or 2.99.x before 2.99.0.10 is used, does not properly validate arguments to generic methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass generic constraints, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted method call.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
upstream note: The bug (and fix) is in mono source code but can
only be exploited (by untrusted applications) when used by
Moonlight.
Setting severity to negligile.

Priority

Negligible

Status

Package Release Status
mono
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Not vulnerable
(2.6.7-5ubuntu2)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(2.6.7-5ubuntu2)
precise Not vulnerable
(2.6.7-5ubuntu2)
quantal Not vulnerable
(2.6.7-5ubuntu2)
raring Not vulnerable
(2.6.7-5ubuntu2)
upstream
Released (2.6.7-5)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/4905ef1130feb26c3150b28b97e4a96752e0d399
upstream: https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/65292a69c837b8a5f7a392d34db63de592153358
upstream: https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/cf1ec146f7c6acdc6697032b3aaafc68ffacdcac