Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1036-1 gsoap -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 24 Jul 2017
- Affected Packages:
- gsoap
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-9765.
- More information:
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A vulnerability was discovered in gsoap, a library for the development of SOAP web services and clients, that may be exposed with a large and specific XML message over 2 GB in size. After receiving this 2 GB message, a buffer overflow can cause an open unsecured server to crash. Clients communicating with HTTPS with trusted servers are not affected.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.7-2+deb7u1.We recommend that you upgrade your gsoap packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS