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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-01 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GNU libmicrohttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: February 02, 2014 |
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Bugs: #493450 |
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ID: 201402-01 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU libmicrohttpd, the |
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worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that is supposed to make it easy |
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to run an HTTP server as part of another application. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-libs/libmicrohttpd < 0.9.32 >= 0.9.32 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU libmicrohttpd. |
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Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of |
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the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive |
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information. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All GNU libmicrohttpd users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libmicrohttpd-0.9.32" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7038 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7038 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2013-7039 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7039 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |