CentOS 3 / 4 : httpd (CESA-2007:0662)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25713

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated Apache httpd packages that correct a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server.

The Apache HTTP Server did not verify that a process was an Apache child process before sending it signals. A local attacker with the ability to run scripts on the Apache HTTP Server could manipulate the scoreboard and cause arbitrary processes to be terminated which could lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2007-3304).

Users of httpd should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct this issue. Users should restart Apache after installing this update.

Solution

Update the affected httpd packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2a94cc58

http://www.nessus.org/u?35c0035d

http://www.nessus.org/u?6e9679c6

http://www.nessus.org/u?38e9219b

http://www.nessus.org/u?2d02ec03

http://www.nessus.org/u?369b782b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25713

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0662.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/18/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_ssl, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-suexec

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3304

BID: 24215

RHSA: 2007:0662