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[GLSA-200502-16] ht://Dig: Cross-site scripting vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary ht://Dig: Cross-site scripting vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200502-16 (ht://Dig: Cross-site scripting vulnerability) Michael Krax discovered that ht://Dig fails to validate the 'config' parameter before displaying an error message containing the parameter. This flaw could permit a possible hacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. Impact By sending a carefully crafted message, a possible hacker can inject and execute script code in the victim's browser window. This permits to modify the behaviour of ht://Dig, and/or leak session information such as cookies to the attacker. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0085 http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Feb/1013078.html Solution: All ht://Dig users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-misc/htdig-3.1.6-r7" Network Security Threat Level: Low Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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