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RHEL 2.1 : mod_perl (RHSA-2007:0486)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 25539
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
Updated mod_perl packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, so that the Apache HTTP server can directly execute Perl code.
The Apache::PerlRun module was found to not properly escape PATH_INFO before being used in a regular expression. If a server is configured to use Apache::PerlRun, an attacker could request a carefully crafted URI causing resource consumption, which could lead to a denial of service (CVE-2007-1349).
Users of mod_perl should update to these erratum packages which contain a backported fix to correct this issue.
Solution
Update the affected mod_perl package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 25539
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0486.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/18/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_perl, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1349
BID: 23192