SB2012070902 - Amazon Linux AMI update for lighttpd 



SB2012070902 - Amazon Linux AMI update for lighttpd

Published: July 9, 2012

Security Bulletin ID SB2012070902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4362)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Integer signedness error in the base64_decode function in the HTTP authentication functionality (http_auth.c) in lighttpd 1.4 before 1.4.30 and 1.5 before SVN revision 2806 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via crafted base64 input that triggers an out-of-bounds read with a negative index.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.