1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3518-1

USN-3518-1: AWStats vulnerability

Publication date

8 January 2018

Overview

AWStats could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
17.10 artful awstats –  7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.10.1
17.04 zesty awstats –  7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.04.1
16.04 xenial awstats –  7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
14.04 trusty awstats –  7.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

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