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| author |   GLSAMaker <glsamaker@gentoo.org> | 2023-11-25 08:29:39 +0000 |
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| committer |   Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org> | 2023-11-25 09:30:39 +0100 |
| commit | 3d0750616dcb6c14747e2f197551d91997c56fc6 (patch) | |
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| parent | [ GLSA 202311-07 ] AIDE: Root Privilege Escalation (diff) | |
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[ GLSA 202311-08 ] GNU Libmicrohttpd: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/778296
Signed-off-by: GLSAMaker <glsamaker@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/glsa-202311-08.xml b/glsa-202311-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ca40cbb --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-202311-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202311-08"> + <title>GNU Libmicrohttpd: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability</title> + <synopsis>A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in GNU Libmicrohttpd.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libmicrohttpd</product> + <announced>2023-11-25</announced> + <revised count="1">2023-11-25</revised> + <bug>778296</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-libs/libmicrohttpd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="gt">0.9.70</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="eq">0.9.70</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that makes it easy to run an HTTP server as part of another application. GNU Libmicrohttpd is free software and part of the GNU project.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in GNU Libmicrohttpd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.</p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A missing bounds check in the post_process_urlencoded function leads to a buffer overflow, allowing a remote attacker to write arbitrary data in an application that uses libmicrohttpd. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All GNU Libmicrohttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">net-libs/libmicrohttpd-0.9.70" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3466">CVE-2021-3466</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2023-11-25T08:29:39.007233Z">graaff</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2023-11-25T08:29:39.010725Z">graaff</metadata> +</glsa>
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