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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201309-12 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Apache HTTP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: September 23, 2013 |
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Bugs: #275645, #438680, #466502, #476568 |
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ID: 201309-12 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache HTTP Server, |
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possibly allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a |
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Denial of Service condition or perform man-in-the-middle attacks. |
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Background |
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Apache HTTP Server is one of the most popular web servers on the |
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Internet. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-servers/apache < 2.2.25 >= 2.2.25 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache HTTP Server. Please |
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review the CVE identifiers and research paper referenced below for |
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details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to possibly |
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execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service, or obtain sensitive |
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information. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Apache HTTP Server users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/apache-2.2.25" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6750 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-6750 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2012-4929 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4929 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2013-1862 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1862 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2013-1896 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1896 |
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[ 5 ] Compression and Information Leakage of Plaintext |
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http://www.iacr.org/cryptodb/archive/2002/FSE/3091/3091.pdf |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-12.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |