Namazu: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201311-22

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

Affected packages

app-text/namazu on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.0.21
Unaffected versions >= 2.0.21

Background

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

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

Release date
November 28, 2013

Latest revision
November 28, 2013: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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