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FreeBSD : apache -- multiple vulnerabilities (c84dc9ad-41f7-11dd-a4f9-00163e000016)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 33242

Synopsis

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

Description

Apache HTTP server project reports :

The following potential security flaws are addressed :

- CVE-2008-2364: mod_proxy_http: Better handling of excessive interim responses from origin server to prevent potential denial of service and high memory usage. Reported by Ryujiro Shibuya.

- CVE-2007-6420: mod_proxy_balancer: Prevent CSRF attacks against the balancer-manager interface

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.2.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?6c6937d5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 33242

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c84dc9ad41f711dda4f900163e000016.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 6/24/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6420, CVE-2008-2364

CWE: 352, 399