AWStats could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
8 January 2018
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
AWStats could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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