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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1119] DSA-1119-1 hiki Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary DSA-1119-1 hiki
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Akira Tanaka discovered a vulnerability in Hiki Wiki, a Wiki engine
written in Ruby that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service via high CPU consumption using by performing a diff between
large and specially crafted Wiki pages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.5-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.6-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your hiki package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1119
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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