Debian DSA-2369-1 Critical: Libsoup2.4 Directory Traversal Attack
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December 21, 2011
It was discovered that libsoup2.4, a HTTP library implementation in C, is not properly validating input when processing requests made to SoupServer
Summary
It was discovered that libsoup2.4, a HTTP library implementation in C, is
not properly validating input when processing requests made to SoupServer.
A remote attacker can exploit this flaw to access system files via a
directory traversal attack.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.1-2+lenny1.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.30.2-1+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.34.3-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.34.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libsoup2.4 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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