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Amazon Linux AMI : httpd (ALAS-2014-388)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 78331
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A race condition flaw, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, was found in the mod_status httpd module. A remote attacker able to access a status page served by mod_status on a server using a threaded Multi-Processing Module (MPM) could send a specially crafted request that would cause the httpd child process to crash or, possibly, allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the 'apache' user. (CVE-2014-0226)A denial of service flaw was found in the way httpd's mod_deflate module handled request body decompression (configured via the 'DEFLATE' input filter). A remote attacker able to send a request whose body would be decompressed could use this flaw to consume an excessive amount of system memory and CPU on the target system.
(CVE-2014-0118)
A denial of service flaw was found in the way httpd's mod_cgid module executed CGI scripts that did not read data from the standard input. A remote attacker could submit a specially crafted request that would cause the httpd child process to hang indefinitely. (CVE-2014-0231)
Solution
Run 'yum update httpd' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 78331
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-388.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/12/2014
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-manual
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2014