rPath alert rPSA-2007-0015-1 (libsoup)

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rPSA-2007-0015-1 libsoup
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Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:49:02 -0500
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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0015-1
Published: 2007-01-23
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    libsoup=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.2.99-1-0.1

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200...
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-965

Description:
    Previous versions of the libsoup package are vulnerable to an indirect
    denial of service in which a malicious or faulty server responds to
    requests with malformed HTTP headers, causing the application that
    uses libsoup to crash.