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lighttpd: denial of service

Package(s):lighttpd CVE #(s):CVE-2012-5533
Created:November 23, 2012 Updated:April 10, 2013
Description:

From the Novell advisory:

Specially-crafted HTTP header can cause a Denial of Service (infinite loop) in lighttpd.

Alerts:
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:1532-1 2012-11-23
Mageia MGASA-2012-0345 2012-11-29
Mandriva MDVSA-2013:100 2013-04-10
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