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title: "CVE-2014-1691\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1691?format=md
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# CVE-2014-1691

Publication date 1 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The framework/Util/lib/Horde/Variables.php script in the Util library in
Horde before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to conduct object injection
attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in
the \_formvars form.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| horde3 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| php-horde-util | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1691)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1691)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1691)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1691)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/da6afc7e9f4e290f782eca9dbca794f772caccb3>
* <https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/acf67ab4a633037849aca9e4a7592465b999ad93 is also required>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1691>