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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: lighttpd: Denial of Service
Date: June 03, 2010
Bugs: #303213
ID: 201006-17
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Synopsis
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A processing error in lighttpd might result in a Denial of Service
condition.
Background
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lighttpd is a lightweight high-performance web server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-servers/lighttpd < 1.4.25-r1 >= 1.4.25-r1
Description
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Li Ming reported that lighttpd does not properly process packets that
are sent overly slow.
Impact
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A remote attacker might send specially crafted packets to a server
running lighttpd, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition
via host memory exhaustion.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.25-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-0295
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0295
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-17.xml
Concerns?
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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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2010 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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