Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : mod_perl (ELSA-2007-0395)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67508

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Synopsis

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

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0395 :

Updated mod_perl packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, so that the Apache web server can directly execute Perl code.

An issue was found in the 'namespace_from_uri' method of the ModPerl::RegistryCooker class. If a server implemented a mod_perl registry module using this method, a remote attacker requesting a carefully crafted URI can cause resource consumption, which could lead to a denial of service (CVE-2007-1349).

Users of mod_perl should update to these erratum packages which contain a backported fix to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected mod_perl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67508

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0395.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_perl-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_perl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1349

BID: 23192

CWE: 399

RHSA: 2007:0395

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