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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1119-1 (hiki)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to hiki announced via advisory DSA 1119-1. 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.
Solution
Solution
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. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201119-1