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From: Dan Margolis <krispykringle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200409-33 ] Apache: Exposure of protected directories
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 05:02:08
Message-Id: 200409240100.51753.krispykringle@gentoo.org
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10 Severity: Low
11 Title: Apache: Exposure of protected directories
12 Date: September 24, 2004
13 Bugs: #64804
14 ID: 200409-33
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18 Synopsis
19 ========
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21 A bug in the way Apache handles the Satisfy directive can lead to the
22 exposure of protected directories to unauthorized users.
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24 Background
25 ==========
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27 The Apache HTTP server is one of most popular web servers on the
28 Internet.
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30 Affected packages
31 =================
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34 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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36 1 net-www/apache == 2.0.51 >= 2.0.51-r1
37 < 2.0.51
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39 Description
40 ===========
41
42 A bug in the way Apache handles the Satisfy directive, which is used to
43 require that certain conditions (client host, client authentication,
44 etc) be met before access to a certain directory is granted, could
45 allow the exposure of protected directories to unauthorized clients.
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47 Impact
48 ======
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50 Directories containing protected data could be exposed to all visitors
51 to the webserver.
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53 Workaround
54 ==========
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56 There is no known workaround at this time.
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58 Resolution
59 ==========
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61 All Apache users should upgrade to the latest version:
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63 # emerge sync
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65 # emerge -pv ">=net-www/apache-2.0.51-r1"
66 # emerge ">=net-www/apache-2.0.51-r1"
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68 References
69 ==========
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71 [ 1 ] Apache Bug #31315
72 http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31315
73 [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0811
74 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0811
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76 Availability
77 ============
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79 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
80 the Gentoo Security Website:
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82 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-33.xml
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84 Concerns?
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87 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
88 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
89 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
90 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
91 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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93 License
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96 Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
97 belongs to its owner(s).
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99 The contents of this document are licensed under the
100 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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102 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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