GLSA 200602-03: Apache: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Apache: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/06/2006
Bugs:	#115324, #118875
ID:	200602-03

Synopsis

Apache can be exploited for cross-site scripting attacks and is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.

Background

The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the Internet. mod_imap provides support for server-side image maps; mod_ssl provides secure HTTP connections.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-servers/apache	< 2.0.55-r1	>= 2.0.55-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Apache's mod_imap fails to properly sanitize the "Referer" directive of imagemaps in some cases, leaving the HTTP Referer header unescaped. A flaw in mod_ssl can lead to a NULL pointer dereference if the site uses a custom "Error 400" document. These vulnerabilities were reported by Marc Cox and Hartmut Keil, respectively.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit mod_imap to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into a user's browser to gather sensitive information. Attackers could also cause a Denial of Service on hosts using the SSL module (Apache 2.0.x only).

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Apache users should upgrade to the latest version, depending on whether they still use the old configuration style (/etc/apache/conf/*.conf) or the new one (/etc/apache2/httpd.conf).

2.0.x users, new style config:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/apache-2.0.55-r1"

2.0.x users, old style config:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "=www-servers/apache-2.0.54-r16"

1.x users, new style config:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "=www-servers/apache-1.3.34-r11"

1.x users, old style config:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "=www-servers/apache-1.3.34-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200602-03.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.