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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-16.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..39a99ac5 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200709-16"> + <title>Lighttpd: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + Lighttpd is vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lighttpd</product> + <announced>September 27, 2007</announced> + <revised>September 27, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>191912</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/lighttpd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.18</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.18</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Lighttpd is a lightweight HTTP web server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Mattias Bengtsson and Philip Olausson have discovered a buffer overflow + vulnerability in the function fcgi_env_add() in the file mod_fastcgi.c + when processing overly long HTTP headers. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to the + vulnerable Lighttpd server, resulting in the remote execution of + arbitrary code with privileges of the user running the web server. Note + that mod_fastcgi is disabled in Gentoo's default configuration. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Edit the file /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf and comment the following + line: "include mod_fastcgi.conf" + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.18"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4727">CVE-2007-4727</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:10:23 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:10:32 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:06:46 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |