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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.1275
libsoup2.4 security update
22 December 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libsoup2.4
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
Debian GNU/Linux 5
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2011-2524
Reference: ESB-2011.0788
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2369
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2369-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde
Dec 21th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libsoup2.4
Vulnerability : insufficient input sanitization
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
Debian bug : 635837
CVE IDs : CVE-2011-2524
It was discovered that libsoup2.4, a HTTP library implementation in C, is
not properly validating input when processing requests made to SoupServer.
A remote attacker can exploit this flaw to access system files via a
directory traversal attack.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.1-2+lenny1.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.30.2-1+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.34.3-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.34.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libsoup2.4 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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