CentOS 5 / 6 : httpd (CESA-2013:1156)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69336

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated httpd packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular web server.

A flaw was found in the way the mod_dav module of the Apache HTTP Server handled merge requests. An attacker could use this flaw to send a crafted merge request that contains URIs that are not configured for DAV, causing the httpd child process to crash. (CVE-2013-1896)

All httpd users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected httpd packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69336

File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-1156.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 8/14/2013

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1896

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-tools, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:httpd-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1896

BID: 61129

RHSA: 2013:1156

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