Arch Linux update for varnish



| Updated: 2017-08-10
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-12425
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Arch Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Arch Linux

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU20865

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12425

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger integer overflow and restart the caching server.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform denial if service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package varnish to version 5.1.3-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201708-4


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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