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[DSA1248] DSA-1248-1 libsoup

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1248-1 libsoup

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Roland Lezuo and Josselin Mouette discovered that the libsoup HTTP
library performs insufficient sanitising when parsing HTTP headers,
which might lead to denial of service.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.3-2sarge1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been
fixed in version 2.2.98-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.98-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libsoup package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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