GLSA 201311-22: Namazu: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Namazu: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/28/2013
Bugs:	#391259
ID:	201311-22

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Namazu, worst of which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Namazu is a full-text search engine intended for easy use.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/namazu	< 2.0.21	>= 2.0.21	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a cookie.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Namazu users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/namazu-2.0.21"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-22.xml

Concerns?

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.