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Debian 6 LTS DSA-2229-1 Critical: SPIP Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 1, 2011
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A security bulletin has been issued regarding SPIP in Debian, highlighting a denial of service vulnerability that could be exploited by a maliciously registered author.
A vulnerability has been found in SPIP, a website engine for publishing, which allows a malicious registered author to disconnect the website from its database, resulting in denial...
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Summary

A vulnerability has been found in SPIP, a website engine for publishing,
which allows a malicious registered author to disconnect the website
from its database, resulting in denial of service.

The oldstable distribution (lenny) doesn't include spip.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.1-3squeeze1.

The unstable distribution (sid) will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your spip packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: spip
CVE ID: not yet available

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