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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-06 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Apache: Denial of Service |
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Date: July 09, 2008 |
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Bugs: #222643, #227111 |
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ID: 200807-06 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache might lead to a Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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The 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 < 2.2.9 >= 2.2.9 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache: |
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* Dustin Kirkland reported that the mod_ssl module can leak memory |
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when the client reports support for a compression algorithm |
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(CVE-2008-1678). |
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* Ryujiro Shibuya reported that the ap_proxy_http_process_response() |
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function in the mod_proxy module does not limit the number of |
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forwarded interim responses (CVE-2008-2364). |
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* sp3x of SecurityReason reported a Cross-Site Request Forgery |
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vulnerability in the balancer-manager in the mod_proxy_balancer |
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module (CVE-2007-6420). |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by connecting to |
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an Apache httpd, by causing an Apache proxy server to connect to a |
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malicious server, or by enticing a balancer administrator to connect to |
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a specially-crafted URL, resulting in a Denial of Service of the Apache |
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daemon. |
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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 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/apache-2.2.9" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6420 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6420 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1678 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1678 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2008-2364 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2364 |
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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-200807-06.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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2008 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 |