Package : lighttpd
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-1531
This update fixes a regression in lighttpd introduced in DSA-1540,
causing SSL failures. For reference the original advisory text is
quoted below.
It was discovered that lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint, was didn't correctly handle SSL errors. This could allow
a remote attacker to disconnect all active SSL connections.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.13-4etch10.
We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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