Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apache (MDKSA-2002:039-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14778

Synopsis

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

Description

[ Please note that this advisory supersedes the previous MDKSA-2002:039 and MDKSA-2002:039-1 advisories. ]

MandrakeSoft is urging all users of Mandrake Linux to update their Apache installations immediately. What was previously thought to have been a DoS-only condition has now been proven to be more than that;
exploitable conditions have been discovered on both 32bit and 64bit platforms. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to the execution of arbitary code on the server running a vulnerable Apache with the permissions of the web server child process (on Mandrake Linux this is the user 'apache'). This can be used to exploit other vulnerabilities that are unrelated to Apache on the local system, and potentially allow the intruder root access.

Thanks to Gobbles for proving that this exploitable condition exists.
Because there are known exploits in the wild for some platforms, this update should be considered essential and should be performed immediately.

All versions of Apache prior to 1.3.26 and 2.0.37 are vulnerable to this problem. MandrakeSoft has provided patched versions of Apache to correct this vulnerability.

Also please note that these packages are no different than those provided in MDKSA-2002:039-1 so if you have already updated, there are no new packages to upgrade.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14778

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-039.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/18/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:html-embperl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-source, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-modules, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mod_perl-common, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-manual, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-mod_perl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mod_perl-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2002

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Apache Win32 Chunked Encoding)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0392

MDKSA: 2002:039-2

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