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Binary package hint: liblua5.1-expat0

Name:   liblua5.1-expat0
Latest version:         1.1.0-3ubuntu1
Release:        natty (11.04)

Anything below LuaExpat 1.1.1 is vulnerable to the "billion laughs" attack.
Version 1.2.0 has been released.

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.lua.general/79336

Is the Ubuntu supplied version vulnerable?

The Jabber Server "Prosody" ( http://prosody.im/doc/depends#luaexpat )
is using luaexpat.

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Description:    Ubuntu 11.04
Release:        11.04

liblua5.1-expat0:
  Installed: 1.1.0-3ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.1.0-3ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.0-3ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: lua-expat (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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liblua5.1-expat0 vulnerable to "billion laughs" attack?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/793582
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