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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200402-03 |
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~ http://security.gentoo.org |
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~ Severity: Normal |
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~ Title: Monkeyd Denial of Service vulnerability |
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~ Date: February 11, 2004 |
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~ Bugs: #41156 |
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~ ID: 200402-03 |
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Synopsis |
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A bug in get_real_string() function allows for a Denial of Service |
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attack to be launched against the webserver. |
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Background |
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The Monkey HTTP daemon is a Web server written in C that works under |
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Linux and is based on the HTTP/1.1 protocol. It aims to develop a fast, |
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efficient and small web server. |
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Description |
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A bug in the URI processing of incoming requests allows for a Denial of |
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Service to be launched against the webserver, which may cause the server |
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to crash or behave sporadically. |
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Impact |
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Although there are no public exploits known for bug, users are |
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recommended to upgrade to ensure the security of their infrastructure. |
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Workaround |
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There is no immediate workaround; a software upgrade is required. The |
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vulnerable function in the code has been rewritten. |
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Resolution |
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All users are recommended to upgrade monkeyd to 0.8.2: |
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~ # emerge sync |
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~ # emerge -pv ">=net-www/monkeyd-0.8.2" |
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~ # emerge ">=net-www/monkeyd-0.8.2" |
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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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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