lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201406-10

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

Affected packages

www-servers/lighttpd on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.4.35
Unaffected versions >= 1.4.35

Background

lighttpd is a lightweight high-performance web server.

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

Release date
June 13, 2014

Latest revision
June 13, 2014: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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