Debian DSA-525-1 : apache - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15362

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Georgi Guninski discovered a buffer overflow bug in Apache's mod_proxy module, whereby a remote user could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of an Apache httpd child process (by default, user www-data). Note that this bug is only exploitable if the mod_proxy module is in use.

Note that this bug exists in a module in the apache-common package, shared by apache, apache-ssl and apache-perl, so this update is sufficient to correct the bug for all three builds of Apache httpd.
However, on systems using apache-ssl or apache-perl, httpd will not automatically be restarted.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.26-0woody5.

We recommend that you update your apache package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15362

File Name: debian_DSA-525.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0492

BID: 10508

DSA: 525

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