Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 / 11.10 : apache2 vulnerabilities (USN-1368-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57999

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled the SetEnvIf .htaccess file directive. An attacker having write access to a .htaccess file may exploit this to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2011-3607)

Prutha Parikh discovered that the mod_proxy module did not properly interact with the RewriteRule and ProxyPassMatch pattern matches in the configuration of a reverse proxy. This could allow remote attackers to contact internal webservers behind the proxy that were not intended for external exposure. (CVE-2011-4317)

Rainer Canavan discovered that the mod_log_config module incorrectly handled a certain format string when used with a threaded MPM. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via a specially- crafted cookie. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10. (CVE-2012-0021)

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain type fields within a scoreboard shared memory segment. A local attacker could exploit this to to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2012-0031)

Norman Hippert discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrecly handled header information when returning a Bad Request (400) error page. A remote attacker could exploit this to obtain the values of certain HTTPOnly cookies. (CVE-2012-0053).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected apache2.2-common package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57999

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1368-1.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 2/17/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2.2-common, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3607, CVE-2011-4317, CVE-2012-0021, CVE-2012-0031, CVE-2012-0053

BID: 50494, 50802, 51407, 51705, 51706

USN: 1368-1

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