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RHEL 2.1 : mod_ssl (RHSA-2004:408)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14698

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated mod_ssl package for Apache that fixes a format string vulnerability is now available.

The mod_ssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.

A format string issue was discovered in mod_ssl for Apache 1.3 which can be triggered if mod_ssl is configured to allow a client to proxy to remote SSL sites. In order to exploit this issue, a user who is authorized to use Apache as a proxy would have to attempt to connect to a carefully crafted hostname via SSL. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0700 to this issue.

Users of mod_ssl should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected mod_ssl package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-0700

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:408

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14698

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-408.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/9/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

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:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_ssl, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0700

RHSA: 2004:408