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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200803-10
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: March 05, 2008
      Bugs: #211230, #211956
        ID: 200803-10

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in lighttpd.

Background
==========

lighttpd is a lightweight high-performance web server.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package               /   Vulnerable   /               Unaffected
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  1  www-servers/lighttpd      < 1.4.18-r2                >= 1.4.18-r2

Description
===========

lighttpd contains a calculation error when allocating the global file
descriptor array (CVE-2008-0983). Furthermore, it sends the source of a
CGI script instead of returning a 500 error (Internal Server Error)
when the fork() system call fails (CVE-2008-1111).

Impact
======

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial
of Service or gain the source of a CGI script.

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-1.4.18-r2"

References
==========

  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0983
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0983
  [ 2 ] CVE-2008-1111
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1111

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-10.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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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