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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200404-16
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Multiple new security vulnerabilities in monit
Date: April 19, 2004
Bugs: #47631
ID: 200404-16
Synopsis
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Two new vulnerabilities have been found in the HTTP interface of monit,
possibly leading to denial of service or execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Monit is a system administration utility that allows management and
monitoring of processes, files, directories and devices on a Unix
system.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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app-admin/monit <= 4.2 >= 4.2.1
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Monit has several vulnerabilities in its HTTP in...
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