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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : apache-mod_security (MDVSA-2013:187)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67132

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated apache-mod_security packages fix security vulnerability :

When ModSecurity receives a request body with a size bigger than the value set by the SecRequestBodyInMemoryLimit and with a Content-Type that has no request body processor mapped to it, ModSecurity will systematically crash on every call to forceRequestBodyVariable (in phase 1) (CVE-2013-2765).

Solution

Update the affected apache-mod_security and / or mlogc packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0179.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67132

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-187.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-mod_security, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mlogc, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2765

BID: 60182

MDVSA: 2013:187