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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU libmicrohttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 02, 2014
Bugs: #493450
ID: 201402-01

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU libmicrohttpd, the
worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that is supposed to make it easy
to run an HTTP server as part of another application.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/libmicrohttpd < 0.9.32 >= 0.9.32

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU libmicrohttpd.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive
information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GNU libmicrohttpd users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-libs/libmicrohttpd-0.9.32”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7038
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7038
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-7039
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7039

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml

Concerns?
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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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 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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