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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0130922ceca5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200504-14"> + <title>monkeyd: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Format string and Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in + the monkeyd HTTP server, potentially resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">monkeyd</product> + <announced>2005-04-15</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>87916</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/monkeyd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + monkeyd is a fast, efficient, small and easy to configure web server + for Linux. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered a + double expansion error in monkeyd, resulting in a format string + vulnerability. Ciaran McCreesh of Gentoo Linux discovered a Denial of + Service vulnerability, a syntax error caused monkeyd to zero out + unallocated memory should a zero byte file be requested. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + The format string vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a + specially crafted request to the monkeyd server, resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running + monkeyd. The DoS vulnerability could allow an attacker to disrupt the + operation of the web server, should a zero byte file be accessible. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All monkeyd users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/monkeyd-0.9.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1122">CVE-2005-1122</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1123">CVE-2005-1123</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-04-14T15:11:45Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-04-14T20:09:53Z"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-04-15T16:10:15Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |