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TITLE:
bozohttpd "parse_request()" Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38343

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38343/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in bozohttpd, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"parse_request()" function in bozohttpd.c when processing certain
malformed HTTP requests, which can be exploited to e.g. crash the
service.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 20090522. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Andrew Varner

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=566325

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