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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201307-01 ] HAProxy: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 12 July 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201307-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: HAProxy: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 11, 2013
Bugs: #464340, #473674
ID: 201307-01

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HAProxy, allowing attackers
to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background
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HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high
availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based
applications.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-proxy/haproxy < 1.4.24 >= 1.4.24

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HAProxy. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly
resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
application or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All HAProxy users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/haproxy-1.4.24"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1912
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1912
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-2175
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2175

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-201307-01.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 2013 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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