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GLSA-200411-18 : Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15693

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-18 (Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption)

 Chintan Trivedi discovered a vulnerability in Apache httpd 2.0 that is caused by improper enforcing of the field length limit in the header-parsing code.
 Impact :

 By sending a large amount of specially crafted HTTP GET requests a remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service of the targeted system.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Apache 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-servers/apache-2.0.52-r1'

See Also

http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-20

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-18

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15693

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200411-18.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 11/13/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:apache, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0942

GLSA: 200411-18