mod_python (libapache2-mod-python) 3.1.4 and earlier does not properly handle when output filters process more than 16384 bytes, which can cause filter.read to return portions of previously freed memory.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - mod_python (libapache2-mod-python) 3.1.4 and earlier does not properly handle when output filters process     more than 16384 bytes, which can cause filter.read to return portions of previously freed memory.
    (CVE-2004-2680)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

This update fixes a buffer overflow in apache2-mod_python that occurs while using python-based output-filter. This bug can be triggered remotely to read possibly confidential data from the process space of the web-server and in rare cases to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2004-2680)

Miles Egan discovered that mod_python, when used in output filter mode, did not handle output larger than 16384 bytes, and would display freed memory, possibly disclosing private data. Thanks to Jim Garrison of the Software Freedom Law Center for identifying the original bug as a security vulnerability.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
217021	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2004-2680	Nessus	Misc.	high
41153	SuSE9 Security Update : apache2-mod_python (YOU Patch Number 11804)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
29879	openSUSE 10 Security Update : apache2-mod_python (apache2-mod_python-4448)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
29380	SuSE 10 Security Update : apache2-mod_python (ZYPP Patch Number 4449)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
28024	Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS : libapache2-mod-python vulnerability (USN-430-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium

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CVE-2004-2680

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