Oracle Linux 6 : httpd24-httpd (ELSA-2014-1972)

high Nessus Plugin ID 181022

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1972 advisory.

- Remove mod_proxy_fcgi fix for heap-based buffer overflow, httpd-2.4.6 is not affected (CVE-2014-3583)
- core: fix bypassing of mod_headers rules via chunked requests (CVE-2013-5704)
- mod_cache: fix NULL pointer dereference on empty Content-Type (CVE-2014-3581)
- mod_proxy_fcgi: fix heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-3583)
- mod_cgid: add security fix for CVE-2014-0231
- mod_proxy: add security fix for CVE-2014-0117
- mod_deflate: add security fix for CVE-2014-0118
- mod_status: add security fix for CVE-2014-0226

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1972.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181022

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1972.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-5704

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3581

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_session, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_ldap, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-3581