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GLSA-200705-04 : Apache mod_perl: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25154

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-200705-04 (Apache mod_perl: Denial of Service)

 Alex Solvey discovered that the 'path_info' variable used in file RegistryCooker.pm (mod_perl 2.x) or file PerlRun.pm (mod_perl 1.x), is not properly escaped before being processed.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to the vulnerable server, possibly resulting in a massive resource consumption.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All mod_perl 1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apache/mod_perl-1.30' All mod_perl 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apache/mod_perl-2.0.3-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200705-04

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25154

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200705-04.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 5/3/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1349

BID: 23192

CWE: 399

GLSA: 200705-04