Detections
Analytics
Fedora 9 : mod_security-2.5.9-1.fc9 (2009-2654)
high Nessus Plugin ID 35926
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Security fixes for potential denials of service when using PDF XSS protection as well as when parsing multipart requests.http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667542&group_i d=68846
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_security package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35926
File Name: fedora_2009-2654.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 3/16/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_security, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:9
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1902, CVE-2009-1903
BID: 34096