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TITLE:
httpdx "h_readrequest()" Format String Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36734

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36734/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in httpdx Web Server, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error within the
"h_readrequest()" function in httpdx_src/http.c, which can be
exploited by sending a specially crafted HTTP "Host:" header.

Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.4.1.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.4.1.
http://httpdx.sourceforge.net/downloads/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Pankaj Kohli

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://httpdx.sourceforge.net/downloads/changelog.log

Pankaj Kohli:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9657

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