FreeBSD : apache -- Certificate Revocation List (CRL) off-by-one vulnerability (e936d612-253f-11da-bc01-000e0c2e438a)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21529

Synopsis

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

Description

Marc Stern reports an off-by-one vulnerability in within mod_ssl. The vulnerability lies in mod_ssl's Certificate Revocation List (CRL). If Apache is configured to use a CRL this could allow an attacker to crash a child process causing a Denial of Service.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4be3c0a1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21529

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e936d612253f11dabc01000e0c2e438a.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:apache, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1268

BID: 14366