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Debian: DSA-2801-1 Critical: libhttp-body-perl File Upload Issue

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2013
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2802-1 highlights a vulnerability in CSV::Parser related to improper data handling. Immediate update suggested!
Jonathan Dolle reported a design error in HTTP::Body, a Perl module for processing data from HTTP POST requests
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Summary

This update restricts the possible suffixes used for the created
temporary files.

The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.11-1+deb7u1.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.17-2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.17-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libhttp-body-perl 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: libhttp-body-perl
CVE ID: CVE-2013-4407

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