Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security restrictions or cause a denial of service. These issues are caused by errors in Lighttpd. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2741

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to lighttpd version 1.4.13-4etch11
Debian GNU/Linux sid - A fix will be available soon

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2742
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00236.html

ChangeLog

2008-10-07 : Initial release

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