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Debian update for thttpd
Secunia Advisory: SA22712
Release Date: 2006-11-06
Popularity: 5,636 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4248


Description:
Debian has issued an update for thttpd. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

The /etc/logrotate.d/thttpd script creates temporary files insecurely. This can be exploited to create or overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks with the privileges of the user running thttpd.

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...t/thttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge2.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 614 0f9a3730f341fa0151596a3b9f20764d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge2.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 14313 8545dd3d0f7a2083ecca36e53e72bd6b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...t/thttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 128712 d3d91f6596f53d5e2b27cea8607d5bba

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 59240 f6854853b290fe2ce1a925cbbea3856a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ttpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 27978 6b4680363644b459e0e47222985f749f

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 56034 9848065d7700f2f6e0a036ee76e8fcf7
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ttpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 26456 befb78e032aa654e5fcfcc7c9fdff21b

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 53198 6a9c1e8afaa60a7b4b7787729dd97b9b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...thttpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 24610 f35f8b0a749694fea536296d2a41e1f0

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 57374 4755b42efc9a48b59b1e745862e01098
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...httpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 26912 557472d5a3e182b86999baa0b89846ba

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 51180 991b1072ebd903b6a9ee316b1bfdc8c6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...httpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 24776 fd3dddb60d160a6245da4c7efd5dcfe4

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 71954 924db7bf3beb5ce3c0e5018759aef3d6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...httpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 30276 530abc02e3c392a91bff06fe1d8ce7af

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 50132 bcb24b62afb868c5e04b8c1db66e6cc3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...httpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 24756 4b30d87639b3d6b7ca58537cf16c6953

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 57044 410e480e061a3876b7ff01beaffb571e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...httpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 30980 2cda342ba6a04fdbe0a938359eeff813

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...d/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 57112 fe0268048af2940619a9380d7cd83626
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 31126 64e73613ca88afa3fd379b657c80a414

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 53442 58c39568158a4c3da81efcaf6a0ab838
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 25160 a5ff28da9df6080438012db8014b0212

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 56214 f39998665c2df9236d2902120eb977f9
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...httpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 26268 34e822b698803e3e0139430aea707f55

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pd/thttpd_2.23beta1-3sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 53298 a8dcaf92cb41b607618b4a271927c250
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ttpd-util_2.23beta1-3sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 24718 54c4e9dac68c9b8472dc92fe6966f6e4

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 2.23beta1-5.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Marco d'Itri

Original Advisory:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1205

Other References:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396277


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