openSUSE Security Update : apache2 (openSUSE-SU-2011:1217-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 75787

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes several security issues in the Apache webserver.

The patch for the ByteRange remote denial of service attack (CVE-2011-3192) was refined and the configuration options used by upstream were added. Introduce new config option: Allow MaxRanges Number of ranges requested, if exceeded, the complete content is served. default: 200 0|unlimited: unlimited none: Range headers are ignored. This option is a backport from 2.2.21.

Also fixed: CVE-2011-3348: Denial of service in proxy_ajp when using a undefined method.

CVE-2011-3368: Exposure of internal servers via reverse proxy methods with mod_proxy enabled and incorrect Rewrite or Proxy Rules.

Solution

Update the affected apache2 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713966

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719236

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722545

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-11/msg00004.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 75787

File Name: suse_11_4_apache2-111026.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-prefork, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-worker, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-example-pages, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-itk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-itk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-worker-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-prefork-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-example-certificates

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2011

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3192, CVE-2011-3348, CVE-2011-3368