[ GLSA 200402-03 ] Monkeyd Denial of Service vulnerability

[Tim Yamin <plasmaroo () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200402-03
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~  Severity: Normal
~     Title: Monkeyd Denial of Service vulnerability
~      Date: February 11, 2004
~      Bugs: #41156
~        ID: 200402-03

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Synopsis
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A bug in get_real_string() function allows for a Denial of Service
attack to be launched against the webserver.

Background
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The Monkey HTTP daemon is a Web server written in C that works under
Linux and is based on the HTTP/1.1 protocol. It aims to develop a fast,
efficient and small web server.

Description
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A bug in the URI processing of incoming requests allows for a Denial of
Service to be launched against the webserver, which may cause the server
to crash or behave sporadically.

Impact
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Although there are no public exploits known for bug, users are
recommended to upgrade to ensure the security of their infrastructure.

Workaround
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There is no immediate workaround; a software upgrade is required. The
vulnerable function in the code has been rewritten.

Resolution
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All users are recommended to upgrade monkeyd to 0.8.2:

~    # emerge sync
~    # emerge -pv ">=net-www/monkeyd-0.8.2"
~    # emerge ">=net-www/monkeyd-0.8.2"

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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

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