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From: Mikle Kolyada <zlogene@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201402-01 ] GNU libmicrohttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 17:34:08
Message-Id: 52EE8220.50001@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-01
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: GNU libmicrohttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: February 02, 2014
10 Bugs: #493450
11 ID: 201402-01
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU libmicrohttpd, the
19 worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that is supposed to make it easy
25 to run an HTTP server as part of another application.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-libs/libmicrohttpd < 0.9.32 >= 0.9.32
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU libmicrohttpd.
39 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
45 the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive
46 information.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All GNU libmicrohttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libmicrohttpd-0.9.32"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2013-7038
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7038
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-7039
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7039
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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