Debian has released bug fixes for lighttpd and gaim packages.

Gaim, a multi-protocol instant messaging client, was discovered to be vulnerable to several integer overflows in its MSN protocol handlers, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint was discovered to have several local and remote vulnerabilities listed below:

1. lighttpd 1.4.18 and other versions before 1.5.0 do not properly calculate the size of a file descriptor array. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by using large number of connections that will lead to a system crash.

2. connections.c in lighttpd before 1.4.16 might accept connections greater than the configured maximum. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service with a large number of connection attempts.

The updates fix the multiple Denial of Service (DOS)  issue in lighttpd and the execution of arbitrary code and buffer overflow problems in gaim.

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