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openSUSE Security Update : apache2-mod_security2 (openSUSE-SU-2014:1047-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77290

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This is apache2-mod_security2 update fixes the following security issue :

 - Specially drafted chunked http requests allow to bypass filters configured in mod_security2. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5705 and was handled in bnc#871309.

Solution

Update the affected apache2-mod_security2 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871309

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00034.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77290

File Name: openSUSE-2014-501.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/21/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-mod_security2-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-mod_security2

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5705