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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in lighttpd.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: March 05, 2008 Bugs: #211230, #211956 ID: 200803-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in lighttpd. Background ========= lighttpd is a lightweight high-performance web server. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-servers/lighttpd < 1.4.18-r2 > = 1.4.18-r2 Description ========== lighttpd contains a calculation error when allocating the global file descriptor array (CVE-2008-0983). Furthermore, it sends the source of a CGI script instead of returning a 500 error (Internal Server Error) when the fork() system call fails (CVE-2008-1111). Impact ===== A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial of Service or gain the source of a CGI script. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.18-r2" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0983 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-1111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1111 Availability =========== This GLSA and anyupdates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-10 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - iD8DBQFHzxPMuhJ+ozIKI5gRAungAJwINfZC2FZ4iEIxlamiBUjwmlflUgCfXXCM LORr9FwlLB0pZuIR6aJJFGE=uoUo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Recent vulnerabilities in Lighttpd were detailed in the Gentoo advisory GLSA 200803-10. This could lead to denial-of-service issues or unauthorized access to the source of CGI scripts.. lighttpd security, DoS exploit, Gentoo vulnerabilities. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 05, 2008 Gentoo