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SuSE 10 Security Update : Apache2 (ZYPP Patch Number 7972)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 58166
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
This update of apache fixes regressions and several security problems :- Fixed a scoreboard corruption (shared mem segment) by child causes crash of privileged parent (invalid free()) during shutdown. (bnc#741243, CVE-2012-0031)
- Fixed an issue in error responses that could expose 'httpOnly' cookies when no custom ErrorDocument is specified for status code 400'.
(bnc#743743,CVE-2012-0053)
- the SSL configuration template suggested weak ciphers.
(bnc#736706)
- The 'mod_reqtimeout' module was backported from Apache 2.2.21 to help mitigate the 'Slowloris' Denial of Service attack. (bnc#738855,CVE-2007-6750)
You need to enable the 'mod_reqtimeout' module in your existing apache configuration to make it effective, e.g.
in the APACHE_MODULES line in /etc/sysconfig/apache2.
Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 7972.See Also
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6750.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 58166
File Name: suse_apache2-201202-7972.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/29/2012
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2012