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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities (USN-5834-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 170912

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5834-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_dav module did not properly handle specially crafted request headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the process to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2006-20001)

 It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy_ajp module did not properly handle certain invalid Transfer-Encoding headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP Request Smuggling attack. (CVE-2022-36760)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5834-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 170912

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5834-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2023

Updated: 8/27/2024

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: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-36760

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-suexec-pristine, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-suexec-custom, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-20001, CVE-2022-36760

IAVA: 2023-A-0047-S

USN: 5834-1