HAVP: Denial of Service
1.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Version Information
| Advisory Reference |
GLSA 200809-11 / havp |
| Release Date |
September 21, 2008 |
| Latest Revision |
September 21, 2008: 01 |
| Impact |
normal |
| Exploitable |
remote |
| Package |
Vulnerable versions |
Unaffected versions |
Architecture(s) |
| net-proxy/havp |
<
0.89 |
>=
0.89 |
All supported architectures
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Related bugreports:
#234715
Synopsis
A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in HAVP.
2.
Impact Information
Background
HAVP is a HTTP AntiVirus Proxy.
Description
Peter Warasin reported an infinite loop in sockethandler.cpp when
connecting to a non-responsive HTTP server.
Impact
A remote attacker could send requests to unavailable servers, resulting
in a Denial of Service.
3.
Resolution Information
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All HAVP users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/havp-0.89"
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References
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