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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apache (MDKSA-2002:068)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13968

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache versions prior to 1.3.27. The first is regarding the use of shared memory (SHM) in Apache. An attacker that is able to execute code as the UID of the webserver (typically 'apache') is able to send arbitrary processes a USR1 signal as root. Using this vulnerability, the attacker can also cause the Apache process to continously span more children processes, thus causing a local DoS. Another vulnerability was discovered by Matthew Murphy regarding a cross site scripting vulnerability in the standard 404 error page. Finally, some buffer overflows were found in the 'ab' benchmark program that is included with Apache.

All of these vulnerabilities were fixed in Apache 1.3.27; the packages provided have these fixes applied.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-users&m=103367270822891&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13968

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-068.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-manual, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-modules, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-source, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0839, CVE-2002-0840, CVE-2002-0843

MDKSA: 2002:068