========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3518-1 January 08, 2018
awstats vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: AWStats could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - awstats: powerful and featureful web server log analyzer Details: It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: awstats 7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.10.1 Ubuntu 17.04: awstats 7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: awstats 7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: awstats 7.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3518-1 CVE-2017-1000501 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awstats/7.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
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