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Scientific Linux Security Update : httpd on SL4.x i386/x86_64

medium Nessus Plugin ID 60302

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A flaw was found in the Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy module. On sites where a reverse proxy is configured, a remote attacker could send a carefully crafted request that would cause the Apache child process handling that request to crash. On sites where a forward proxy is configured, an attacker could cause a similar crash if a user could be persuaded to visit a malicious site using the proxy. This could lead to a denial of service if using a threaded Multi-Processing Module.
(CVE-2007-3847)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

 - the default '/etc/logrotate.d/httpd' script incorrectly invoked the kill command, instead of using the '/sbin/service httpd restart' command. If you configured the httpd PID to be in a location other than '/var/run/httpd.pid', the httpd logs failed to be rotated. This has been resolved in these updated packages.

 - Set-Cookie headers with a status code of 3xx are not forwarded to clients when the 'ProxyErrorOverride' directive is enabled. These responses are overridden at the proxy. Only the responses with status codes of 4xx and 5xx are overridden in these updated packages.

 - mod_proxy did not correctly handle percent-encoded characters (ie %20) when configured as a reverse proxy.

 - invalid HTTP status codes could be logged if output filters returned errors.

 - the 'ProxyTimeout' directive was not inherited across virtual host definitions.

 - in some cases the Content-Length header was dropped from HEAD responses. This resulted in certain sites not working correctly with mod_proxy, such as www.windowsupdate.com.

This update adds the following enhancements :

 - a new configuration option has been added, 'ServerTokens Full-Release', which adds the package release to the server version string, which is returned in the 'Server' response header.

 - a new module has been added, mod_version, which allows configuration files to be written containing sections, which are evaluated only if the version of httpd used matches a specified condition.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?aa95ae92

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 60302

File Name: sl_20071115_httpd_on_SL4_x.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3847