Detections
Analytics
Fedora 7 : mod_perl-2.0.3-9.1.fc7 (2007-0316)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 27658
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This update fixes a security issue in mod_perl.An issue was found in the 'namespace_from_uri' method of the ModPerl::RegistryCooker class. If a server implemented a mod_perl registry module using this method, a remote attacker requesting a carefully crafted URI can cause resource consumption, which could lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2007-1349)
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected mod_perl, mod_perl-debuginfo and / or mod_perl-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 27658
File Name: fedora_2007-0316.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 11/6/2007
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_perl, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_perl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_perl-devel, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1349