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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200305-13 |
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PACKAGE : apache-2.x |
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SUMMARY : denial of service |
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DATE : 2003-06-01 12:01 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <apache-2.0.46 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=apache-2.0.46 |
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CVE : CAN-2003-0245 CAN-2003-0189 |
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- From announcement: |
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"Apache 2.0 versions 2.0.37 through 2.0.45 can be caused to crash in |
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certain circumstances. This can be triggered remotely through mod_dav |
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and possibly other mechanisms. The crash was originally reported by |
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David Endler <DEndler@××××××××.com> and was researched and fixed by |
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Joe Orton <jorton@××××××.com>. Specific details and an analysis of the |
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crash will be published Friday, May 30. No more specific information |
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is disclosed at this time, but all Apache 2.0 users are encouraged to |
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upgrade now." |
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"Apache 2.0 versions 2.0.40 through 2.0.45 on Unix platforms were |
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vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack on the basic authentication |
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module, which was reported by John Hughes <john.hughes@×××××××××.com>. |
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A bug in the configuration scripts caused the apr_password_validate() |
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function to be thread-unsafe on platforms with crypt_r(), including |
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AIX and Linux. All versions of Apache 2.0 have this thread-safety |
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problem on platforms with no crypt_r() and no thread-safe crypt(), |
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such as Mac OS X and possibly others. When using a threaded MPM (which |
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is not the default on these platforms), this allows remote attackers |
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to create a denial of service which causes valid usernames and |
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passwords for Basic Authentication to fail until Apache is restarted. |
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We do not believe this bug could allow unauthorized users to gain |
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access to protected resources." |
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Read the full advisories at: |
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http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html |
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http://www.idefense.com/advisory/05.30.03.txt |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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net-www/apache-2.x upgrade to apache-2.0.46 as follows |
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emerge sync |
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emerge apache |
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emerge clean |
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