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Fedora 29 : mod_perl (2018-f6a5b71464)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 120916

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This release fixes CVE-2011-2767 vulnerability (an arbitrary Perl code execution in the context of the httpd server) by disabling <Perl> sections in non-server-level configuration.

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Solution

Update the affected mod_perl package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-f6a5b71464

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 120916

File Name: fedora_2018-f6a5b71464.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/3/2019

Updated: 6/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2767

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_perl, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:29

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2767