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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..35826347 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200708-11"> + <title>Lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Several vulnerabilities were reported in Lighttpd, most of them allowing a + Denial of Service and potentially the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lighttpd</product> + <announced>August 16, 2007</announced> + <revised>August 16, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>185442</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/lighttpd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.16</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.16</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Lighttpd is a lightweight HTTP web server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Stefan Esser discovered errors with evidence of memory corruption in + the code parsing the headers. Several independent researchers also + reported errors involving the handling of HTTP headers, the mod_auth + and mod_scgi modules, and the limitation of active connections. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker can trigger any of these vulnerabilities by sending + malicious data to the server, which may lead to a crash or memory + exhaustion, and potentially the execution of arbitrary code. + Additionally, access-deny settings can be evaded by appending a final / + to a URL. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.16"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3946">CVE-2007-3946</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3947">CVE-2007-3947</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3948">CVE-2007-3948</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3949">CVE-2007-3949</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3950">CVE-2007-3950</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:07:17 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:28:06 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:43:43 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |