GLSA 201406-10: lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/13/2014
Bugs:	#392581, #444179, #490432, #491154, #504330
ID:	201406-10

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in lighttpd, allowing remote attackers cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary SQL statements.

Background

lighttpd is a lightweight high-performance web server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-servers/lighttpd	< 1.4.35	>= 1.4.35	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition. Futhermore, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary SQL statements.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All lighttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.35"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-10.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.