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GLSA-201209-20 : mod_rpaf: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62362

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-20 (mod_rpaf: Denial of Service)

 An error has been found in the way mod_rpaf handles X-Forwarded-For headers. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP header, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All mod_rpaf users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apache/mod_rpaf-0.6'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-20

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62362

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201209-20.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 9/28/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mod_rpaf, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3526

BID: 55154

GLSA: 201209-20